Meterana ochthistis

Meterana ochthistis
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Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Meterana
Species:
M. ochthistis
Binomial name
Meterana ochthistis
(Meyrick, 1887)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Mamestra ochthistis Meyrick, 1887
  • Melanchra ochthistis (Meyrick, 1887)

Meterana ochthistis is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae.[3] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1887 from specimens obtained in Christchurch.[4] It is endemic to New Zealand.[2]

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  1. ^ Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera – annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 207. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Meterana ochthistis (Meyrick, 1887)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  3. ^ Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia: chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 461. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
  4. ^ Meyrick, Edward (1887). "Monograph of New Zealand Noctuina". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 19: 3–40 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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