Dasyuris transaurea
{{Short description|Species of moth endemic to New Zealand}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2024}}
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| image = Dasyuris transaurea female.jpg
| image_caption = Female
| image2 = Dasyuris transaurea male.jpg
| image2_caption = Male
| genus = Dasyuris
| species = transaurea
| authority = Howes, 1912
| synonyms =
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|Dasyuris transaureus|Howes, 1912
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Dasyuris transaurea is a species of moth in the family Geometridae.{{Cite Q|Q45922947|pages=459}}{{Cite Q|Q45083134|pages=178}} It is endemic to New Zealand.
Taxonomy
This species was first described by George Howes in 1912 and named Dasyuris transaureus.{{Cite Q|Q108292136|pages=203-204}}
Description
Howes described this species as follows:
{{Blockquote|19mm. (⅔ in.). Palpi long, with dense long hairs. Antennae simple in both sexes. Forewings light ochre, marked with dark brown and golden orange. Dark-brown area at base, followed by a thin ochre line. A small golden patch continuing in dark brown to dorsum. A thin ochre line at ⅓, followed by a wider dark-brown area. An equally wide ochre line at ½ followed by a broad dark-brown area, which is interrupted at middle by a golden triangle. A thin ochre line follows, edged terminally with golden, which is indented on terminal side, where the veins cross. A dark-brown area to termen, with a faint subterminal line in ochre. The veins crossing this area marked in golden. Cilia dark ochre, barred with brown.}}
Distribution
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Category:Moths described in 1912
Category:Endemic fauna of New Zealand
Category:Taxa named by George Howes (entomologist)
Category:Endemic moths of New Zealand
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