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Rhuma subaurata
Rhuma subaurata
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R. subaurata
Binomial name
Rhuma subaurata
Walker, 1860[1]

Rhuma subaurata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Australia (Queensland[2] and New South Wales).

The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are pale grey with a complex pattern of black, brown and white on the upperside of the wings. The underside is yellow with broad black margins and a black spot in the centre of the wing.[3]

References

  1. ^ Pitkin, Linda M. ; Hongxiang Han & Shayleen James, 2007, Moths of the tribe Pseudoterpnini (Geometridae: Geometrinae): a review of the genera, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 150: 343-412. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00287.x
  2. ^ LepIndex
  3. ^ Australian Insects