Tmetolophota acontistis facts for kids
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Tmetolophota
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T. acontistis
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Tmetolophota acontistis is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1887 from a specimen collected at Castle Hill. It is endemic to New Zealand. In 2019 Robert J. B. Hoare published a paper in which he undertook a major review of New Zealand noctuids. Hoare, having inspected the holotype specimen of this species, placed it within the genus Ichneutica.
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