Gellonia dejectaria
| Gellonia dejectaria | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Gellonia |
| Species: | G. dejectaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Gellonia dejectaria Walker, 1860 | |
Gellonia dejectaria, commonly called the brown evening moth, is a moth of the Geometridae family, it is native to New Zealand.
G. dejectaria caterpillars eat the leaves of the māhoe, supplejack and bush lawyer plants.[1]
References
- ↑ "Brown Evening Moth, Gellonia dejectaria". Taranaki Educational Resource: Research, Analysis and Information Network. Retrieved 22 May 2012.