Xyridacma alectoraria

Xyridacma alectoraria is a moth of the family Geometridae.[2] It was described by Francis Walker in 1860[3] using a specimen collected in Auckland.[1] It is endemic to New Zealand.[2]

Xyridacma alectoraria
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Hexapoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Subfamily:
Oenochrominae
Genus:
Xyridacma
Species:
X. alectoraria
Binomial name
Xyridacma alectoraria
(Walker, 1860)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Lyrcea alectoraria Walker, 1860
  • Epirranthis alectoraria octomaculata Thierry-Mieg., 1915

References
  1. Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera — annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 192. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  2. "Xyridacma alectoraria (Walker, 1860)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  3. Walker, Francis (1860). "XX: Geometrites". List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. 20: 1–276 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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