Biology:Graphania insignis
From HandWiki
Short description: Species of moth
| Graphania insignis | |
|---|---|
| |
| Male | |
| |
| Female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Subphylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | |
| Species: | G. insignis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Graphania insignis (Walker, 1865)
| |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| |
Graphania insignis is a moth of the family Noctuidae.[1] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
This species was described by Francis Walker in 1865.[2] In 2019 Robert J. B. Hoare published a paper in which he undertook a major review of New Zealand noctuids. Hoare, having inspected the type specimens of this species, placed it within the genus Ichneutica.[3]
Host species
Recorded food plants of the larvae include Pinus radiata and Pseudotsuga species.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Graphania insignis (Walker, 1865)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/67ed9923-7334-4734-84f0-abaf7194fd33.
- ↑ Walker, Francis (1865). "XXXIII: supplement, part 3." (in en). List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. (London: Trustees of the British Museum) pt. 33: 724. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38917781.
- ↑ Hoare, Robert J. B. (2019-12-09). "Noctuinae (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) part 2: Nivetica, Ichneutica". Fauna of New Zealand 80: 1–455. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.80. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q94481265.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5597103 entry
 |
