Tmetolophota arotis

Tmetolophota arotis is a moth of the family Noctuidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1887 from specimens obtained from Blenheim, Christchurch and Rakaia.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand. In 2019 Robert J. B. Hoare published a paper in which he undertook a major review of New Zealand noctuids. Hoare, having inspected the type material of this species, placed it within the genus Ichneutica.[3]

Tmetolophota arotis
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T. arotis
Binomial name
Tmetolophota arotis
(Meyrick, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Leucania arotis Meyrick, 1887
  • Persectania arotis (Meyrick, 1887)

The larvae feed on Phormium tenax.

References

  1. "Tmetolophota arotis (Meyrick, 1887)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
  2. Meyrick, Edward (1887). "Monograph of New Zealand Noctuina". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. v.19 (1886): 3–40 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. 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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