Meterana

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Meterana
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Meterana pictula, type species
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Noctuinae
Genus: Meterana
Butler, 1877 [1]

Meterana is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. [2] [1] This genus is endemic to New Zealand. [3]

Species

The following species are placed within this genus: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Meterana Butler, 1877". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
  2. ↑ "Butterflies and Moths of the World – Generic Names and their Type-species – Genus details – Meterana". Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved 2021-12-05.
  3. ↑ Hoare, Robert J. B. (9 December 2019). "Noctuinae (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) part 2: Nivetica, Ichneutica" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 80. Illustrator: Birgit E. Rhode: 1–455. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.80. ISSN   0111-5383. Wikidata   Q94481265. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2021.


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