Poecilasthena pulchraria
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| Poecilasthena pulchraria | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Poecilasthena |
| Species: | P. pulchraria |
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| Poecilasthena pulchraria (Warren, 1898)[1] | |
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Poecilasthena pulchraria is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in Australia and New Zealand.
The larvae feed on the flowers, developing fruits and older foliage of Astroloma species. They are green or brown marked with purplish brown and a broken white or cream lateral line.[2]
References
- ↑ "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997-2012. Retrieved 2013.
- ↑ The Moths of Borneo
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