Common name | Loche à lignes blanches |
Language | French |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
Country | New Caledonia |
Locality | Islands of Pins |
Ref. | Leblic, I. and M.-H. Teulières, 1987 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
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1st modifier | |
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Remarks | 'Loche' from Gallic 'leuka' from Old High German 'luggi', i.e., oscillating movement (p. 427 in Ref. 9404); 'à lignes blanches', i.e., white lined; 'blanche', i.e., white, from Francique 'blank' (German 'blank'), i.e., shiny (p. 91 in Ref. 9404). |