Xanthograpta glycychroa

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Xanthograpta glycychroa
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X. glycychroa
Binomial name
Xanthograpta glycychroa
(Turner, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Axiorata glycychroaTurner, 1904
  • Micrapatetis glycychroaHampson, 1910

Xanthograpta glycychroa is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Turner in 1904. It is endemic to Thursday Island, which is located approximately 39 kilometres (24 miles) north of the Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, Australia. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Xanthograpta glycychroa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  2. Savela, Markku (September 26, 2019). "Xanthograpta glycychroa (Turner, 1904)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 29, 2020.