Tmetolophota acontistis

Tmetolophota acontistis is a moth of the family Noctuidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1887 from a specimen collected at Castle Hill.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

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

References
  1. "Tmetolophota acontistis (Meyrick, 1887)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
  2. 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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