Meterana pauca

Meterana pauca is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.[1] It was described by Philpott in 1910 from two specimens held at the Otago Museum collected in the Wairarapa and a specimen he had collected in Wallacetown.[2]

Meterana pauca
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M. pauca
Binomial name
Meterana pauca
(Philpott, 1910)
Synonyms[1]
  • Melanchra pauca Philpott, 1910

References

  1. "Meterana pauca (Philpott, 1910)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
  2. Philpott, Alfred (1910). "Description of a New Species of Moth". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 42: 544 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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