Tmetolophota similis

Tmetolophota similis
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Tmetolophota
Species: T. similis
Binomial name
Tmetolophota similis
(Philpott, 1924)
Synonyms[1]
  • Persectania similis Philpott, 1924

Tmetolophota similis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is endemic to New Zealand.[1] It was described by Philpott in 1924 from specimens collected in the Gouland Downs near the Heaphy Track.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Research, Landcare. "Tmetolophota similis (Philpott, 1924)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  2. Philpott, Alfred (1924). "Notes and descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 55: 207–214 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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