Biology:Meterana meyricci
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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. meyricci
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| Meterana meyricci (Hampson, 1911)[1]
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Meterana meyricci, also known as the rose underwing owlet,[3] is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae.[4] It was described and named by George Hampson in 1911 as Miselia meyricci.[5] It is endemic to New Zealand[2] and has been collected in and around Otago.[6] The larvae of this species feed on Pimelea species,[6] including Pimelea poppelwellii.[7] Adults tend to found on the wing during the months of January to March.[6]
References
- ↑ "Taxon: Meterana meyricci (Hampson, 1911)". Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/Taxon/59695. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Meterana meyricci (Hampson, 1911)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/efcced64-b88a-432b-8355-249085aebe0e. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ↑ Maanaki Whenua Landcare Research (October 2016). "Shedding light on the night – a citizen science programme to study moths". Open Space 91: 14–15. https://qeiinationaltrust.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/3947-QEII-National-Trust-OS-Issue-91-W-1.pdf.
- ↑ , p. 461, Wikidata Q45922947
- ↑ Hampson, G. F. (October 1911). "Descriptions of new Genera and Species of Sintomidae, Arctiadae, Agaristidae and Noctuidae". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8th ser. v. 8 (46): 421. ISSN 0374-5481. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15617226. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Patrick, Brian H.; Lyford, Brian M.; Ward, John B.; Barratt, Barbara I. P. (1992-12-01). "Lepidoptera and other insects of the Rastus Burn Basin, The Remarkables, Otago". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 22 (4): 265–278. doi:10.1080/03036758.1992.10420820. ISSN 0303-6758.
- ↑ Peat, Neville; Patrick, Brian (1999). Wild Central: Discovering the Natural History of Central Otago. Dunedin, New Zealand: University of Otago Press. pp. 83. ISBN 9781877133657.
Wikidata ☰ Q13503823 entry
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