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Gingidiobora nebulosa, the gingidium looper moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. This species has been classified as Nationally Vulnerable by the Department of Conservation.
Gingidiobora nebulosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Gingidiobora |
Species: | G. nebulosa |
Binomial name | |
Gingidiobora nebulosa | |
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This species was first described by Alfred Philpott in 1917 and named Xanthorhoe nebulosa.[3] Philpott used specimens collected in February and March at The Bluff, Waiau Toa / Clarence River and at Coverham, Marlborough by Dr. J. A. Thomson and Hugh Hamilton.[4] George Vernon Hudson described and illustrated the species in 1928.[5] In 1987 Robin C. Craw placed this species within the genus Gingidiobora.[6] The type specimen is held at Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.[3]
The larvae are green and smooth.[6]
Philpott described the adults of the species as follows:
♂︎♀︎. 34 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen whitish-ochreous finely sprinkled with fuscous. Antennae in ♂︎ with rather short pectinations. Forewings triangular, costa strongly arched, sinuate at middle, apex moderately sharp, termen subsinuate, oblique ; ochreous-grey-whitish ; termen broadly margined with greyish-fuscous ; costal edge very narrowly fuscous; a thin curved brown line near base ; first line (anterior edge of median band) irregularly subdentate, curved, brown, from 1⁄3 costa to 1⁄3 dorsum ; second line (posterior edge of median band) irregular, slight triple projection at middle, excurved beneath, from 2⁄3 costa to 3⁄4 dorsum, brown ; an obscure waved pale subterminal line : cilia greyish-ochreous. Hindwings ochreous-grey-whitish ; a median fascia and a broad terminal band greyish-fuscous : cilia greyish-ochreous.[4]
G. nebulosa is endemic to New Zealand.[2][7] As well as its type locality of Coverham and The Bluff, Clarence River, this species has been found at the Tone River bed and at Ka Whata Tu o Rakihouia Conservation Park in Marlborough. It is also present at Macraes Ponds in Waitaki,[8] and in Otago.[9]
The larvae feed at night.[6] The species is most commonly seen in March.[5]
The larvae of G. nebulosa feed on mountain carrot, Gingidia montana.[6][10] This plant suffers from browse reduction which in turn affects the moth population.[11]
This species has the "Nationally Vulnerable" conservation status under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[1]
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