Graphania lignana
| Graphania lignana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Graphania |
| Species: | G. lignana |
| Binomial name | |
| Graphania lignana (Walker, 1857) | |
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Graphania lignana is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1857.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
The larvae feed on various pasture and rangeland plants.
References
- 1 2 "Graphania lignana (Walker, 1857)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ↑ Walker, Francis (1857). XI: Noctuidae. In: List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). p. 758. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.58221.
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