Meterana octans

Meterana octans
Female
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Meterana
Species:
M. octans
Binomial name
Meterana octans
(Hudson, 1898)
Synonyms
  • Melanchra octans Hudson, 1898

Meterana octans is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. It was described by George Hudson in 1898 from specimens discovered by Alfred Philpott at Mount Linton, near Invercargill. It is endemic to New Zealand.

References

  1. 1 2 "Meterana octans (Hudson, 1898)". nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  2. ↑ Gordon, Dennis Preston, ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia: chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 461. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. LCCN 2011379669. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
  3. ↑ Hudson, George Vernon (1898). New Zealand moths and butterflies (Macro-lepidoptera). London: West, Newman & co. p. 25. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.7912. Retrieved 10 July 2017.