Graphania insignis

Graphania insignis is a moth of the family Noctuidae.[1] It was described by Francis Walker in 1865.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Graphania insignis
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Hexapoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Graphania
Species:
G. insignis
Binomial name
Graphania insignis
(Walker, 1865)
Synonyms[1]
  • Euplexia insignis Walker, 1865
  • Xylina turbida Walker, 1865
  • Mamestra angusta Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
  • Hadena skelloni Butler, 1880
  • Mamestra polychroa Meyrick, 1887
  • Melanchra xanthogramma Meyrick, 1912

Recorded food plants of the larvae include Pinus radiata and Pseudotsuga species.

References
  1. "Graphania insignis (Walker, 1865)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  2. Walker, Francis (1865). "XXXIII: supplement, part 3". List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. pt. 33: 724 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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