Poecilasthena xylocyma

Poecilasthena xylocyma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
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. ↑ "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Australian Faunal Directory
  3. ↑ Australian Insects



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