Graphania maya

Graphania maya is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was described by G. V. Hudson in 1898 from specimens collected on Mount Arthur.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1] In 2019 Robert J. B. Hoare undertook a major review of New Zealand noctuids. Hoare, having inspected the holotype specimen of this species, placed it within the genus Ichneutica.[3]

Graphania maya
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G. maya
Binomial name
Graphania maya
(Hudson, 1898)
Synonyms[1]
  • Melanchra maya Hudson 1898

References

  1. "Graphania maya (Hudson, 1898)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
  2. Hudson, G. V. (1898). New Zealand moths and butterflies (Macro-lepidoptera). London: West, Newman & co. p. 17. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.7912. ISBN 9781294722274.
  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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