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Poecilasthena xylocyma

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Poecilasthena xylocyma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Poecilasthena
Species:
P. xylocyma
Binomial name
Poecilasthena xylocyma
(Meyrick, 1891)[1]
Synonyms
  • Asthena xylocyma Meyrick, 1891

Poecilasthena xylocyma is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Australia, where it is known from Western Australia,[2] South Australia and Tasmania.

Adults are brown with a speckled pattern of darker brown.

The larvae are green with a white line along each side. Pupation takes place in a dark brown pupa.[3]

References

  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Poecilasthena xylocyma (Meyrick 1891)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  2. ^ Australian Faunal Directory
  3. ^ Australian Insects