Graphania plena

Graphania plena
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Graphania
Species: G. plena
Binomial name
Graphania plena
(Walker, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Dianthoecia plena Walker, 1865
  • Dianthoecia viridis Butler, 1880

Graphania plena is a moth of the Noctuidae family.[1] It was first described by Francis Walker in 1865 from specimens obtained in Auckland.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1] The larvae have been recorded feeding on apples.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Graphania plena (Walker, 1865)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  2. 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. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.58221 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. Wearing, C. Howard; Colhoun, Kate; Attfield, Bernie; Marshall, Ross R. (2010). "Phenology and management of noctuids attacking apple in Central Otago, New Zealand" (PDF). New Zealand Entomologist. 33 (1): 55–67. doi:10.1080/00779962.2010.9722192 via Internet Archive.


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