Biology:Graphania maya

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Short description: Species of moth


Graphania maya
Graphania maya female.jpg
Female
Graphania maya male.jpg
Male
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G. maya
Binomial name
Graphania maya
(Hudson, 1898)
Synonyms[1]
  • Melanchra maya Hudson 1898

Graphania maya is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was described by G. V. Hudson in 1898 from specimens collected on Mount Arthur.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1] In 2019 Robert J. B. Hoare undertook a major review of New Zealand noctuids. Hoare, having inspected the holotype specimen of this species, placed it within the genus Ichneutica.[3]

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Wikidata ☰ Q13497915 entry