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Platagarista

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Platagarista
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Platagarista

Jordan in Seitz, 1912
Species:
P. macleayi
Binomial name
Platagarista macleayi
(Macleay, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Agarista macleayi Macleay, 1864
  • Agarista albamedia Lucas, 1891
  • Agarista tetrapleura Meyrick, 1891
  • Phalaenoides macleayi Swinhoe, 1892

Platagarista is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Karl Jordan in 1912. Its only species, Platagarista macleayi, or Macleay's day-moth, was first described by William Sharp Macleay in 1864. It is found in the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales.[1][2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (21 October 2010). "Platagarista macleayi (W.S.Macleay, 1864) Macleay's Day-moth". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Platagarista​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  3. ^ Savela, Markku (September 9, 2019). "Platagarista Jordan in Seitz, 1912". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  4. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Platagarista Jordan, 1912". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved December 3, 2020.