Distribution and conservation requirements of Notoreas sp., an unnamed Geometrid moth on the Taranaki coast, North Island, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 311-322

  Sinclair, Lisa J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Coastal turfs; Conservation; Conservation grazing; Distribution; Geometridae; Host plant; Lepidoptera; Notoreas; Patch occupation; Pimelea

Indexed keywords

ENDEMIC SPECIES; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; MOTH; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

NEW ZEALAND;

GEOMETRIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA; PHACELIA CONGESTA; PIMELEA;

EID: 0036962378     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2002.9518315     Document Type: Article

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