Graphania omoplaca

Graphania omoplaca is a moth of the family Noctuidae.[1] In 1887, Edward Meyrick described the specimen collected near Lake Coleridge and Rakaia.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1] Specimens have also been collected from the Auckland Islands.[3] The host species of G. omoplaca are in the genus Poa.[3] In 2019 Robert J. B. Hoare undertook a major review of New Zealand noctuids. Hoare, having inspected the type material of this species, placed it within the genus Ichneutica.[4]

Graphania omoplaca
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G. omoplaca
Binomial name
Graphania omoplaca
(Meyrick, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Mamestra omoplaca Meyrick, 1887
  • Melanchra umbra Hudson, 1903

References

  1. Research, Landcare. "Graphania omoplaca (Meyrick, 1887)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  2. Meyrick, Edward (1887). "Monograph of New Zealand Noctuina". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 19: 3–40 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. Patrick, Brian (1994-03-01). "Antipodes Island Lepidoptera". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 24 (1): 91–116. doi:10.1080/03014223.1994.9517457. ISSN 0303-6758.
  4. Hoare, Robert J. B. (2019-12-09). "Noctuinae (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) part 2: Nivetica, Ichneutica". Fauna of New Zealand. 80: 1–455. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.80.


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