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Elvia glaucata

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Elvia glaucata
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Male
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Elvia

Walker, 1862
Species:
E. glaucata
Binomial name
Elvia glaucata
Walker, 1862
Synonyms
  • Elvia donovani Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875

Elvia glaucata (also known as the lawyer pug moth)[1] is the only species in the monotypic moth genus Elvia of the family Geometridae. It is found in New Zealand. Both the genus and the species were first described by Francis Walker in 1862.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Maanaki Whenua Landcare Research (October 2016). "Shedding light on the night – a citizen science programme to study moths" (PDF). Open Space. 91: 14–15 – via qeiinationaltrust.org.nz.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Elvia glaucata​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Elvia Walker, 1862". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw. Retrieved June 14, 2020.