Tmetolophota phaula

Tmetolophota phaula
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Tmetolophota
Species: T. phaula
Binomial name
Tmetolophota phaula
(Meyrick, 1887)
Synonyms[1]
  • Graphania phaula Meyrick, 1887

Tmetolophota phaula is a moth of the Noctuidae family.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1887 from specimens bred in tussock grass.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tmetolophota phaula (Meyrick, 1887)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  2. Meyrick, E. (1887). "Monograph of New Zealand Noctuina". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 19: 3–40 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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