Trigonistis anticlina
species of insect
Trigonistis anticlina is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. Adults of this species inhabit dense native forest habitat in ravines.
Taxonomy
It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1901 using two specimens collected from Wellington by George Hudson. This species was initially confused with the Australian species Hyperaucha octias (now known as Lithilaria proestans) however Meyrick corrected his and Hudson's error. Hudson discussed and illustrated this species in his 1928 book The butterflies and moths of New Zealand. In 1988 John S. Dugdale assigned this species to the genus Trigonistis. The syntype specimens are held at the Natural History Museum, London.
Description
This species was described by Meyrick as follows:
♂♀. 24-28 m.m.
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