Tmetolophota phaula

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Tmetolophota phaula
Tmetolophota phaula female.jpg
Female
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Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Tmetolophota
Species:
T. phaula
Binomial name
Tmetolophota phaula
(Meyrick, 1887)
Synonyms [1]
  • Graphania phaulaMeyrick, 1887

Tmetolophota phaula is a moth of the family Noctuidae. [1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1887 from specimens bred in tussock grass. [2] It is endemic to New Zealand. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tmetolophota phaula (Meyrick, 1887)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  2. ↑ Meyrick, E. (1887). "Monograph of New Zealand Noctuina". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 19: 3–40 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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