Meterana octans

Meterana octans
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Meterana
Species: M. octans
Binomial name
Meterana octans
(Hudson, 1898)
Synonyms[1]
  • Melanchra octans Hudson, 1898

Meterana octans is a species of moth in the Noctuidae family.[2] It was described by George Hudson in 1898 from specimens discovered by Alfred Philpott at Mount Linton, near Invercargill.[3] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Meterana octans (Hudson, 1898)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  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.
  3. ↑ Hudson, George Vernon (1898). New Zealand moths and butterflies (Macro-lepidoptera). London: West, Newman & co. p. 25. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.7912. Retrieved 10 July 2017.


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