Graphania agorastis

Graphania agorastis is a moth of the family Noctuidae.[1][2] It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1887 from specimens collected at Lake Guyon and Akaroa and named Mamestra agorastis.[3][4] It is endemic to New Zealand.[2]

Graphania agorastis
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Male
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G. averilla
Binomial name
Graphania agorastis
(Meyrick, 1887)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Mamestra agorastis Meyrick, 1887

References

  1. Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume two. Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press. p. 461. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714.
  2. "Graphania agorastis (Meyrick, 1887)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  3. Meyrick, Edward (1887). "Monograph of the New Zealand Noctuina". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 19: 3–40 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  4. Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 202. Retrieved 24 January 2018.


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