Sarisa (moth)

Sarisa is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae and was first described by David Stephen Fletcher in 1979. The genus contains only one species, Sarisa muriferata, the hook-tip fern looper, which is endemic to New Zealand and surrounding islands. This species was described by Francis Walker in 1862. It is widespread in the North and South Islands, and has been recorded from Stewart Island, Big South Cape Island, the Chatham Islands and the Auckland Islands.

Sarisa
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Sarisa

Fletcher, 1979
Species:
S. muriferata
Binomial name
Sarisa muriferata
(Walker, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Gargaphia muriferata Walker, 1863
  • Drepanodes muriferata (Walker 1863)
  • Panagra ephyraria Walker, 1863
  • Zanclopteryx cookaria Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
  • Zanclopteryx haastaria Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
  • Drepanodes neoselena Meyrick, 1909
  • Gargaphia neoselena (Meyrick, 1909)
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