Meterana ochthistis

Meterana ochthistis is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae.[3] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1887 from specimens obtained in Christchurch.[4] It is endemic to New Zealand.[2]

Meterana ochthistis
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M. ochthistis
Binomial name
Meterana ochthistis
(Meyrick, 1887)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Mamestra ochthistis Meyrick, 1887

References

  1. Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera – annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 207. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  2. "Meterana ochthistis (Meyrick, 1887)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  3. Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume two. Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press. p. 461. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714.
  4. Meyrick, Edward (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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