Graphania agorastis

Graphania agorastis
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Graphania
Species: G. averilla
Binomial name
Graphania agorastis
(Meyrick, 1887)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Mamestra agorastis Meyrick, 1887

Graphania agorastis is a moth of the Noctuidae family.[1][2] It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1887 from specimens collected at Lake Guyon and Akaroa.[3][4] It is endemic to New Zealand.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume two. Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press. p. 461. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714.
  2. 1 2 3 "Graphania agorastis (Meyrick, 1887)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Meyrick, Edward (1887). "Monograph of the New Zealand Noctuina". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 19: 3–40 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  4. ↑ Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 202. Retrieved 24 January 2018.


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