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Meterana praesignis

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Meterana praesignis
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Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Meterana
Species:
M. praesignis
Binomial name
Meterana praesignis
(Howes, 1911)
Synonyms[1]
  • Morrisonia praesignis Howes, 1911

Meterana praesignis is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae.[1] It was described by George Howes in 1911 from specimens collected in Orepuki in September and November.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Meterana praesignis (Howes, 1911)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  2. ^ Howes, William George (1911). "New species of Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 43: 127–128 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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