Arctesthes titanica

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Arctesthes titanica
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Female
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Male
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A. titanica
Binomial name
Arctesthes titanica
Patrick, Patrick & Hoare, 2019[1]

Arctesthes titanica is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Brian H. Patrick, Hamish J. H. Patrick and Robert J. B. Hoare in 2019. It is endemic to New Zealand. The species was named after the Titans of Greek mythology and recognizing the ship Titanic and the film of the same name.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Patrick, Brian H.; Patrick, Hamish J.H.; Hoare, Robert J.B. (2019-05-29). "Review of the endemic New Zealand genus Arctesthes Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae), with descriptions of two new range-restricted species". Alpine Entomology. 3: 121–136. doi:10.3897/alpento.3.33944. ISSN 2535-0889 – via Pensoft.

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