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Meterana merope

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Species of moth endemic to New Zealand

Meterana merope
Female
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Meterana
Species: M. merope
Binomial name
Meterana merope
(Hudson, 1898)
Synonyms
  • Melanchra merope Hudson, 1898

Meterana merope, also known as the Patē Owlet, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. This species is endemic to New Zealand. The larvae of this species feed on pāte.

References

  1. ^ "Meterana merope (Hudson, 1898)". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  2. ^ Dugdale , J. S. (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. 14. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: 1–264. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.
  3. Robert Hoare (2020), The Moths of Mt Te Aroha (PDF), pp. 1–11, Wikidata Q113345596, archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2022
Taxon identifiers
Meterana merope


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