Xyridacma alectoraria
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Xyridacma |
| Species: | X. alectoraria
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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] This species is regarded as being rarely observed.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera — annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 192. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Xyridacma alectoraria (Walker, 1860)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Robert Hoare (2020), The Moths of Mt Te Aroha (PDF), pp. 1–11, Wikidata Q113345596, archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2022
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