Bityla sericea
| Bityla sericea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Bityla |
| Species: | B. sericea |
| Binomial name | |
| Bityla sericea Butler, 1877[1] | |
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Bityla sericea is a moth of the Noctuidae family.[2] It was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877.[3] It is endemic to New Zealand.[2]
The wingspan is about 35 mm.
The larvae probably feed on Muehlenbeckia.
References
- 1 2 Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa." (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 195. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- 1 2 "Bityla sericea Butler, 1877". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-05-13.
- ↑ Butler, Arthur Gardiner (1877). "On two Collections of Heterocerous Lepidoptera from New Zealand, with descriptions of new Genera and Species.". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1877: 379 – 407 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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