Biology:Meterana ochthistis

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Short description: Species of moth

Meterana ochthistis
Meterana ochthistis female.jpg
Female
Meterana ochthistis male.jpg
Male
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Meterana
Species:
M. ochthistis
Binomial name
Meterana ochthistis
(Meyrick, 1887)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Mamestra ochthistis Meyrick, 1887
  • (Meyrick, 1887) Melanchra ochthistis

Meterana ochthistis is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae.[3] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1887 from specimens obtained in Christchurch.[4] It is endemic to New Zealand.[2]

References

  1. Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera – annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand 14: 207. http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/49008/FNZ14Dugdale1988150.pdf. Retrieved 11 July 2017. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Meterana ochthistis (Meyrick, 1887)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/9077bb27-93e5-4cae-9ef4-f6fe490151c2. 
  3. , p. 461 , Wikidata Q45922947
  4. Meyrick, Edward (1887). "Monograph of New Zealand Noctuina" (in en). Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 19: 3–40. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3301642. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13503821 entry