Tmetolophota arotis
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Tmetolophota |
| Species: | T. arotis |
| Binomial name | |
| Tmetolophota arotis (Meyrick, 1887) | |
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Tmetolophota arotis is a moth of the Noctuidae family.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1887 from specimens obtained from Blenheim, Christchurch and Rakaia.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.
The larvae feed on Phormium tenax.
References
- ↑ "Tmetolophota arotis (Meyrick, 1887)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
- ↑ Meyrick, Edward (1887). "Monograph of New Zealand Noctuina". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. v.19 (1886): 3–40 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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