Meterana octans

Meterana octans is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae.[2] It was described by George Hudson in 1898 from specimens discovered by Alfred Philpott at Mount Linton, near Invercargill.[3] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Meterana octans
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M. octans
Binomial name
Meterana octans
(Hudson, 1898)
Synonyms[1]
  • Melanchra octans Hudson, 1898

References

  1. "Meterana octans (Hudson, 1898)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  2. Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 461. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. 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.


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