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Platagarista
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: 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.

References

  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.
Taxon identifiers
Platagarista
Platagarista macleayi


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