Zermizinga

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Cladus: Macroheterocera
Superfamilia: Geometroidea

Familia: Geometridae
Subfamilia: Ennominae
Tribus: Boarmiini
Genus: Zermizinga
Species (4): Z. boreophilaria – Z. indocilis – Z. indocilisaria – Z. sinuata
Name

Zermizinga Walker, [1863]

Primary references

Walker, [1863]. List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 26: 1530. [1]

Zermizinga is a moth genus in the family Geometridae erected by Francis Walker in 1863.[1] Species within this genus include Zermizinga sinuata, the lucerne looper or spider moth, which was described by Warren in 1897, as well as Zermizinga indocilisaria, which was described by Walker in 1863.[2][3][4]

Z. sinuata is found in the Australian states of New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. The larvae of Z. sinuata feed on Fabaceae species, such as Lotus cruentus and Medicago sativa. They have also been found on Mentha spicata and Pinus radiata.[5]

Z. indocilisaria is found in New Zealand and is said to be found in Tasmania, Australia.[3]
References
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Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Zermizinga Walker, 1863". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
Savela, Markku (ed.). "Zermizinga Walker, [1863]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
John Stewart Dugdale (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. 14: 170. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2021.
Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 459. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (18 March 2018). "Zermizinga sinuata (Warren, 1897) Lucerne Looper, Spider Moth". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 12 February 2019.