Meterana praesignis

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Meterana praesignis
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Female
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Male
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Meterana
Species:
M. praesignis
Binomial name
Meterana praesignis
(Howes, 1911)
Synonyms [1]
  • Morrisonia praesignisHowes, 1911

Meterana praesignis is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. [1] It was described by George Howes in 1911 from specimens collected in Orepuki in September and November. [2] It is endemic to New Zealand. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Meterana praesignis (Howes, 1911)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  2. ↑ Howes, William George (1911). "New species of Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 43: 127–128 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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