Graphania plena

Graphania plena is a moth of the family Noctuidae.[1] It was first described by Francis Walker in 1865 from specimens obtained in Auckland.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1] The larvae have been recorded feeding on apples.[3]

Graphania plena
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Graphania
Species:
G. plena
Binomial name
Graphania plena
(Walker, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Dianthoecia plena Walker, 1865
  • Dianthoecia viridis Butler, 1880

References
  1. "Graphania plena (Walker, 1865)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  2. Walker, Francis (1865). "Part XXXIII. Supplement - Part 3". List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. pt. 33-34: 707–1120. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.58221 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. Wearing, C. Howard; Colhoun, Kate; Attfield, Bernie; Marshall, Ross R. (2010). "Phenology and management of noctuids attacking apple in Central Otago, New Zealand" (PDF). New Zealand Entomologist. 33 (1): 55–67. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.608.3297. doi:10.1080/00779962.2010.9722192. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-05-27 – via Internet Archive.


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