Biology:Physetica
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Short description: Genus of moths
| Physetica | |
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| Female Physetica caerulea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Subfamily: | Noctuinae |
| Genus: | Physetica Meyrick, 1887[1] |
Physetica is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.[1][2] This genus is endemic to New Zealand.[3]
Taxonomy
This genus was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1887.[4] In 2017 Robert Hoare undertook a revision of New Zealand Noctuinae and expanded the species included in this genus.[3]
Distribution
Species in this genus are only found in New Zealand.[3]
Conservation status
None of the species contained within this genus are regarded as being threatened.[3]
Species
The following species are found within the genus:[3]
- Physetica caerulea (Guenée, 1868)
- Physetica cucullina (Guenée, 1868)
- Physetica funerea (Philpott, 1927)
- Physetica homoscia (Meyrick, 1887)
- Physetica longstaffi (Howes, 1911)
- Physetica phricias (Meyrick, 1888)
- Physetica prionistis (Meyrick, 1887)
- Physetica sequens (Howes, 1912)
- Physetica temperata (Walker, 1858)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Physetica Meyrick, 1887". https://www.nzor.org.nz/names/d5be402b-2e07-4207-b786-09767142f0e5.
- ↑ "PHYSETICA - Butterflies and Moths of the World". https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusDetails.dsml?NUMBER=23055.0&AUTHORqtype=starts+with&sort=GENUS&SUBTRIBEqtype=starts+with&YEARqtype=equals&GENUSqtype=starts+with&TRIBEqtype=starts+with&GENUS=Physetica&SUBFAMILYqtype=starts+with&FAMILYqtype=starts+with&beginIndex=0&listPageURL=GenusList3.dsml?AUTHORqtype=starts+with&sort=GENUS&SUBTRIBEqtype=starts+with&YEARqtype=equals&GENUSqtype=starts+with&TRIBEqtype=starts+with&GENUS=Physetica&SUBFAMILYqtype=starts+with&FAMILYqtype=starts+with&searchPageURL=index.dsml?AUTHORqtype=starts+with&sort=GENUS&SUBTRIBEqtype=starts+with&YEARqtype=equals&GENUSqtype=starts+with&TRIBEqtype=starts+with&GENUS=Physetica&SUBFAMILYqtype=starts+with&FAMILYqtype=starts+with.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 , Wikidata Q44893580
- ↑ , pp. 5, Wikidata Q104048034
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q7189539 entry
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