Bityla defigurata
| Bityla defigurata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Bityla |
| Species: | B. defigurata |
| Binomial name | |
| Bityla defigurata (Walker, 1865) | |
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Bityla defigurata is a moth of the Noctuidae family.[1] It was first described by Francis Walker in 1865.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
The larvae of this species have been reared on Muehlenbeckia australis and Muehlenbeckia complexa.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Bityla defigurata (Walker, 1865)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ↑ Walker, Francis (1865). "Part XXXIII. Supplement – Part 3". List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. pt. 33–34: 707–1120 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ↑ "PlantSynz - Invertebrate herbivore biodiversity assessment tool: Database". plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
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