Biology:Meterana vitiosa
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Meterana |
| Species: | M. vitiosa
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| Meterana vitiosa (Butler, 1877)
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Meterana vitiosa is a moth of the family Noctuidae.[1] It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877 from specimens collected by Dr Hector and Mr J. D. Enys in the South Island.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1] The habitat this species prefers consists of forests and shrub-land areas.[3][4] Adults are on the wing throughout the year.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Meterana vitiosa (Butler, 1877)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/7a11d979-66df-4545-9736-67797187bade.
- ↑ Butler, Arthur G. (1877). "On two collections of Heterocerous Lepidoptera from New Zealand, with descriptions of new genera and species." (in en). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London May-Dec.: 379–407. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28518286.
- ↑ Patrick, B. H.; Green, K. J. (1991). "Notes on Agrotis innominata Hudson (Lepidoptera:Noctuidae).". New Zealand Entomologist 14 (1): 32–36. doi:10.1080/00779962.1991.9722610.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Hoare, Robert (2014). Moths & Butterflies of New Zealand. New Zealand: New Holland Publishers (NZ) Ltd. pp. 132. ISBN 9781869663995.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q13503811 entry
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