Platagarista

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Platagarista
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Platagarista

Jordan in Seitz, 1912
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P. macleayi
Binomial name
Platagarista macleayi
(Macleay, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Agarista macleayiMacleay, 1864
  • Agarista albamediaLucas, 1891
  • Agarista tetrapleuraMeyrick, 1891
  • Phalaenoides macleayiSwinhoe, 1892

Platagarista is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Karl Jordan in 1912. Its only species, Platagarista macleayi, or Macleay's day-moth, was first described by William Sharp Macleay in 1864. It is found in the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (21 October 2010). "Platagarista macleayi (W.S.Macleay, 1864) Macleay's Day-moth". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Platagarista". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  3. Savela, Markku (September 9, 2019). "Platagarista Jordan in Seitz, 1912". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  4. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Platagarista Jordan, 1912". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved December 3, 2020.