Biology:Meterana meyricci

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Short description: Species of moth

Meterana meyricci
Meterana meyricci female.jpg
Female specimen
Meterana meyricci male.jpg
Male specimen
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Meterana
Species:
M. meyricci
Binomial name
Meterana meyricci
(Hampson, 1911)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Miselia meyricci Hampson, 1911
  • (Hampson, 1911) Melanchra meyricci
Meterana meyricci illustrated by Des Helmore

Meterana meyricci, also known as the rose underwing owlet,[3] is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae.[4] It was described and named by George Hampson in 1911 as Miselia meyricci.[5] It is endemic to New Zealand[2] and has been collected in and around Otago.[6] The larvae of this species feed on Pimelea species,[6] including Pimelea poppelwellii.[7] Adults tend to found on the wing during the months of January to March.[6]

References

  1. "Taxon: Meterana meyricci (Hampson, 1911)". Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/Taxon/59695. Retrieved 12 January 2017. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Meterana meyricci (Hampson, 1911)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/efcced64-b88a-432b-8355-249085aebe0e. Retrieved 12 January 2017. 
  3. Maanaki Whenua Landcare Research (October 2016). "Shedding light on the night – a citizen science programme to study moths". Open Space 91: 14–15. https://qeiinationaltrust.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/3947-QEII-National-Trust-OS-Issue-91-W-1.pdf. 
  4. , p. 461 , Wikidata Q45922947
  5. Hampson, G. F. (October 1911). "Descriptions of new Genera and Species of Sintomidae, Arctiadae, Agaristidae and Noctuidae". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8th ser. v. 8 (46): 421. ISSN 0374-5481. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15617226. Retrieved 12 January 2017. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Patrick, Brian H.; Lyford, Brian M.; Ward, John B.; Barratt, Barbara I. P. (1992-12-01). "Lepidoptera and other insects of the Rastus Burn Basin, The Remarkables, Otago". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 22 (4): 265–278. doi:10.1080/03036758.1992.10420820. ISSN 0303-6758. 
  7. Peat, Neville; Patrick, Brian (1999). Wild Central: Discovering the Natural History of Central Otago. Dunedin, New Zealand: University of Otago Press. pp. 83. ISBN 9781877133657. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13503823 entry