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Meterana vitiosa

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Species of moth

Meterana vitiosa
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Meterana
Species: M. vitiosa
Binomial name
Meterana vitiosa
(Butler, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Apamea vitiosa Butler, 1877
  • Mamestra proteastis Meyrick, 1888
  • Melanchra vitiosa (Butler, 1877)

Meterana vitiosa is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877 from specimens collected by Dr Hector and Mr J. D. Enys in the South Island. It is endemic to New Zealand. The habitat this species prefers consists of forests and shrub-land areas. Adults are on the wing throughout the year.

References

  1. ^ "Meterana vitiosa (Butler, 1877)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  2. Butler, Arthur G. (1877). "On two collections of Heterocerous Lepidoptera from New Zealand, with descriptions of new genera and species". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. May-Dec.: 379–407 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. Patrick, B. H.; Green, K. J. (1991). "Notes on Agrotis innominata Hudson (Lepidoptera:Noctuidae)". New Zealand Entomologist. 14 (1): 32–36. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.493.1437. doi:10.1080/00779962.1991.9722610.
  4. ^ Hoare, Robert (2014). Moths & Butterflies of New Zealand. New Zealand: New Holland Publishers (NZ) Ltd. p. 132. ISBN 9781869663995.

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Taxon identifiers
Meterana vitiosa


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