Xyridacma veronicae
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Xyridacma |
| Species: | X. veronicae |
| Binomial name | |
| Xyridacma veronicae Prout, 1934 | |
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Xyridacma veronicae, also known as the striped veronica moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae.[1] It was described in 1934 by Louis Beethoven Prout.[2][3] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
This species was described by Louis Beethoven Pout as a replacement name for Xyridacma hemipteraria as discussed by Edward Meyrick in 1888.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Xyridacma veronicae Prout, 1934". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ Seitz, Adalbert (1920). The Macrolepidoptera of the world : a systematic account of all the known Macrolepidoptera. Vol. 12. Stuttgart: Fritz Lehmann Verlag.
- ^ Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera — annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 193. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ Edward Meyrick (May 1888). "Notes on New Zealand Geometrina". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 20: 60–61. ISSN 1176-6158. Wikidata Q108281219.
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