Meterana vitiosa

Meterana vitiosa
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Meterana
Species:
M. vitiosa
Binomial name
Meterana vitiosa
(Butler, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Apamea vitiosa Butler, 1877
  • Mamestra proteastis Meyrick, 1888
  • Melanchra vitiosa (Butler, 1877)

Meterana vitiosa is a moth of the family Noctuidae.[1] It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877 from specimens collected by Dr Hector and Mr J. D. Enys in the South Island.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1] The habitat this species prefers consists of forests and shrub-land areas.[3][4] Adults are on the wing throughout the year.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Meterana vitiosa (Butler, 1877)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  2. ^ Butler, Arthur G. (1877). "On two collections of Heterocerous Lepidoptera from New Zealand, with descriptions of new genera and species". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. May-Dec.: 379–407 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ^ Patrick, B. H.; Green, K. J. (1991). "Notes on Agrotis innominata Hudson (Lepidoptera:Noctuidae)". New Zealand Entomologist. 14 (1): 32–36. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.493.1437. doi:10.1080/00779962.1991.9722610.
  4. ^ a b Hoare, Robert (2014). Moths & Butterflies of New Zealand. New Zealand: New Holland Publishers (NZ) Ltd. p. 132. ISBN 9781869663995.
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