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Meterana stipata

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Meterana stipata
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Meterana
Species:
M. stipata
Binomial name
Meterana stipata
(Walker, 1865)
Synonyms[1]
  • Xylina stipata Walker, 1865
  • Melanchra stipata (Walker, 1865)

Meterana stipata is a moth of the family Noctuidae.[1] It was described by Francis Walker in 1865 from specimens collected in Auckland.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Meterana stipata (Walker, 1865)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  2. ^ Walker, Francis (1865). "XXXIII: Supplement, part 3". List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. pt. 33-34: 707–1120 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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