Biology:Arctesthes titanica

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Short description: Species of moth

Arctesthes titanica
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Female
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Male
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Arctesthes
Species:
A. titanica
Binomial name
Arctesthes titanica
Patrick, Patrick & Hoare, 2019[1]

Arctesthes titanica is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Brian H. Patrick, Hamish J. H. Patrick and Robert J. B. Hoare in 2019. It is endemic to New Zealand. The species was named after the Titans of Greek mythology and recognizing the ship Titanic and the film of the same name.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q72176786 entry