Terpene

Lake Harris
Lake Harris after snow
Lake Harris after snow
Location of Lake Harris
Location of Lake Harris
Lake Harris
LocationRouteburn Track, South Island
Coordinates44°43′30.79″S 168°10′35.63″E / 44.7252194°S 168.1765639°E / -44.7252194; 168.1765639
Basin countriesNew Zealand

Lake Harris is a small alpine lake near the Harris Saddle on the Routeburn Track in the South Island of New Zealand.

Biodiversity[edit]

Lake Harris is the type locality for the data deficient moth Hydriomena iolanthe.[1] This moth is known only from a single specimen which is now lost.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hudson, G. V. (1939). A supplement to the butterflies and moths of New Zealand. Wellington: Ferguson & Osborn Ltd. p. 407. OCLC 221041540. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  2. ^ Patrick, B. H.; Dugdale., J. S. (2000). "Conservation status of the New Zealand Lepidoptera" (PDF). Science for conservation. 136: 25. ISBN 0478218672. ISSN 1173-2946. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2018 – via Department of Conservation.


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