New Zealand Moths and Butterflies

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Author

Hudson, G. V. (George Vernon), 1867-1946

Title

New Zealand Moths and Butterflies (Macro-Lepidoptera)

Credits

Produced by Chris Curnow, Keith Edkins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

QL: Science: Zoology

Subject

Lepidoptera -- New Zealand

Category

Text

eBook-No.

44551

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44551

Release Date

December 31, 2013

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.PREFACE. — CONTENTS. — INTRODUCTION.
2. 2.I.—METAMORPHOSIS.
3. 3.II.—ANATOMY.
4. 4.III.—ORIGIN OF SPECIES.
5. 5.IV.—CLASSIFICATION.
6. 6.V.—GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION. — I.—THE CARADRININA.
7. 7.Family 1.— ARCTIADÆ. — Genus 1.—NYCTEMERA, Hb. — Genus 2.—UTETHEISA, Hb. — Genus 3.—METACRIAS, Meyr.
8. 8.Family 2.— CARADRINIDÆ. — Sub-family 1.— POLIADES . — Genus 1.—MISELIA, Steph. — Genus 2.—ORTHOSIA, Ochs. — Genus 3.—XANTHIA, Tr. — Sub-family 2.— MELANCHRIDES . — Genus 4.—PHYSETICA, Meyr. — Genus 5.—LEUCANIA, Ochs. — Genus 6.—ICHNEUTICA, Meyr. — Genus 7.—MELANCHRA, Hb. — Genus 8.—ERANA, Walk. — Sub-family 3.— CARADRINIDES . — Genus 9.—BITYLA, Walk. — Genus 10.—AGROTIS, Ochs. — Genus 11.—HELIOTHIS, Ochs. — Genus 12.—COSMODES, Gn.
9. 9.Family 3.— PLUSIADÆ. — Sub-family 1.— HYPENIDES . — Genus 1.—HYPENODES, Gn. — Sub-family 2.— PLUSIADES . — Genus 2.—PLUSIA, Ochs. — Genus 3.—DASYPODIA, Gn. — Genus 4.—RHAPSA. — II.—THE NOTODONTINA.
10. 10.Family 1.— HYDRIOMENIDÆ. — Genus 1.—TATOSOMA, Butl. — Genus 2.—PARADETIS, Meyr. — Genus 3.—CHLOROCLYSTIS, Hb. — Genus 4.—PHRISSOGONUS, Butl. — Genus 5.—ELVIA, Walk. — Genus 6.—HYDRIOMENA, Hb. — Genus 7.—EUCHŒCA, Hb. — Genus 8.—ASTHENA. — Genus 9.—VENUSIA, Curt. — Genus 10.—ASAPHODES, Meyr. — Genus 11.—XANTHORHOE, Hb. — Genus 12.—LYTHRIA, Hb. — Genus 13.—DASYURIS, Gn. — Genus 14.—NOTOREAS, Meyr. — Genus 15.—SAMANA, Walk.
11. 11.Family 2.— STERRHIDÆ. — Genus 1.—LEPTOMERIS, Hb.
12. 12.Family 3.— MONOCTENIADÆ. — Genus 1.—DICHROMODES, Gn. — Genus 2.—THEOXENA, Meyr.
13. 13.Family 4.— ORTHOSTIXIDÆ. — Genus 1.—EPIRRANTHIS, Hb.
14. 14.Family 5.— SELIDOSEMIDÆ. — Genus 1.—SELIDOSEMA, Hb. — Genus 2.—HYBERNIA, Latr. — Genus 3.—CHALASTRA, Walk. — Genus 4.—SESTRA, Walk. — Genus 5.—GONOPHYLLA, Meyr. — Genus 6.—DREPANODES, Gn. — Genus 7.—AZELINA, Gn. — Genus 8.—IPANA, Walk. — Genus 9.—DECLANA, Walk.
15. 15.Family 6.— SPHINGIDÆ. — Genus 1.—SPHINX. — III.—THE LASIOCAMPINA. — IV.—THE PAPILIONINA.
16. 16.Family 1.— NYMPHALIDÆ. — Genus 1.—ANOSIA. — Genus 2.—VANESSA. — Genus 3.—JUNONIA.
17. 17.Family 2.— SATYRIDÆ. — Genus 1.—ARGYROPHENGA. — Genus 2.—DODONIDIA, Butl. — Genus 3.—EREBIA, Dalm.
18. 18.Family 3.— LYCÆNIDÆ. — Genus 1.—CHRYSOPHANUS, Hb. — Genus 2.—LYCÆNA, F.
19. 19.REPUTED NEW ZEALAND BUTTERFLIES. — V.—THE PYRALIDINA. — VI.—THE PSYCHINA.
20. 20.Family 1.— PSYCHIDÆ. — Genus 1.—ŒCETICUS, Guild. — Genus 2.—OROPHORA, Fereday. — VII.—THE TORTRICINA. — VIII.—THE TINEINA. — IX.—THE MICROPTERYGINA.
21. 21.Family 1.— HEPIALIDÆ. — Genus 1.—HEPIALUS, F. — Genus 2.—PORINA. — APPENDIX. — INDEX TO GENERAL SUBJECTS. — SPECIAL INDEX. — PLATES AND EXPLANATIONS.
22. 22.PLATE I. — ANATOMICAL.
23. 23.PLATE II. — ANATOMICAL.
24. 24.PLATE III. — PREPARATORY STAGES.
25. 25.PLATE IV. — CARADRININA.
26. 26.PLATE V. — CARADRININA.
27. 27.PLATE VI. — CARADRININA AND NOTODONTINA.
28. 28.PLATE VII. — NOTODONTINA.
29. 29.PLATE VIII. — NOTODONTINA.
30. 30.PLATE IX. — NOTODONTINA.
31. 31.PLATE X. — NOTODONTINA.
32. 32.PLATE XI. — PAPILIONINA.
33. 33.PLATE XII. — PAPILIONINA.
34. 34.PLATE XIII. — NOTODONTINA, PAPILIONINA, PSYCHINA, AND MICROPTERYGINA. — Notes.

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