Tmetolophota phaula

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

Tmetolophota phaula
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T. phaula
Binomial name
Tmetolophota phaula
(Meyrick, 1887)
Synonyms[1]
  • Graphania phaula Meyrick, 1887

References

  1. "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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