Biology:Xyridacma veronicae

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Short description: Species of moth

Xyridacma veronicae
Xyridacma veronicae male.jpg
Male
Xyridacma veronicae female.jpg
Female
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X. veronicae
Binomial name
Xyridacma veronicae
Prout, 1934
Synonyms
  • Epirrhanthis hemipteraria Meyrick, 1888

Xyridacma veronicae, also known as the striped veronica moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae.[1] It was described in 1934 by Louis Beethoven Prout.[2][3] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described by Louis Beethoven Pout as a replacement name for Xyridacma hemipteraria as discussed by Edward Meyrick in 1888.[4]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q13541262 entry