Biology:Tmetolophota arotis
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Short description: Species of moth
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Tmetolophota arotis is a moth of the family Noctuidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1887 from specimens obtained from Blenheim, Christchurch and Rakaia.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand. In 2019 Robert J. B. Hoare published a paper in which he undertook a major review of New Zealand noctuids. Hoare, having inspected the type material of this species, placed it within the genus Ichneutica.[3]
The larvae feed on Phormium tenax.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ "Tmetolophota arotis (Meyrick, 1887)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/4792e239-4cfd-4a81-bd71-70bb7d091556.
- ↑ Meyrick, Edward (1887). "Monograph of New Zealand Noctuina" (in en). Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute v.19 (1886): 3–40. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3302073.
- ↑ Hoare, Robert J. B. (2019-12-09). "Noctuinae (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) part 2: Nivetica, Ichneutica". Fauna of New Zealand 80: 1–455. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.80. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q94481265.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q13624176 entry
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