Physetica
| Physetica | |
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| Female Physetica caerulea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Subfamily: | Noctuinae |
| Genus: | Physetica Meyrick, 1887[1] |
Physetica is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.[1][2] This genus is endemic to New Zealand.[3]
Taxonomy[edit]
This genus was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1887.[4] In 2017 Robert Hoare undertook a revision of New Zealand Noctuinae and expanded the species included in this genus.[3]
Distribution[edit]
Species in this genus are only found in New Zealand.[3]
Conservation status[edit]
None of the species contained within this genus are regarded as being threatened.[3]
Species[edit]
The following species are found within the genus:[3]
- Physetica caerulea (Guenée, 1868)
- Physetica cucullina (Guenée, 1868)
- Physetica funerea (Philpott, 1927)
- Physetica homoscia (Meyrick, 1887)
- Physetica longstaffi (Howes, 1911)
- Physetica phricias (Meyrick, 1888)
- Physetica prionistis (Meyrick, 1887)
- Physetica sequens (Howes, 1912)
- Physetica temperata (Walker, 1858)
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Physetica Meyrick, 1887". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
- ^ "PHYSETICA - Butterflies and Moths of the World". www.nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
- ^ a b c d e Robert J. B. Hoare (23 June 2017). "Noctuinae (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) part 1: Austramathes, Cosmodes, Proteuxoa, Physetica" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 73. Illustrator: Birgit E. Rhode. Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.73. ISSN 0111-5383. OCLC 1002177011. Wikidata Q44893580.
- ^ Edward Meyrick (1887). "Monograph of New Zealand Noctuina". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 19: 5. ISSN 1176-6158. Wikidata Q104048034.
External links[edit]
Media related to Physetica at Wikimedia Commons- iNaturalist (World Checklist)
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