Agathia pisina

Agathia pisina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Agathia
Species:	A. pisina
Binomial name
	Agathia pisina; Butler, 1887
Synonyms
	Agathia asterias Meyrick, 1888; Agathia diversilinea Warren, 1896; Agathia ampla Prout, 1911; Agathia dimota Prout, 1911; Agathia irregularis Prout, 1916;

Agathia pisina is a species of moth of the family Geometridae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1887. It is found in Australia (including Queensland) and Norfolk Island.

Adults are green with brown markings. The hindwings have a cusp halfway along the margin. There is also a brown cusp white spot at each hindwing tornus.^[2]

The larvae feed on Gymnanthera oblonga.

References

^ Australian Faunal Directory
^ Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella (18 February 2018). "Agathia pisina Butler, 1887". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 19 April 2019. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)

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[1] Australian Faunal Directory

[2] Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella (18 February 2018). "Agathia pisina Butler, 1887". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 19 April 2019. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)

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