Biology:Aeolochroma metarhodata

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Short description: Species of moth

Aeolochroma metarhodata
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Aeolochroma
Species:
A. metarhodata
Binomial name
Aeolochroma metarhodata
(Walker, 1863)[1]
Synonyms
  • Scotosia metarhodata Walker, 1863

Aeolochroma metarhodata, the tea-tree emerald, is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in the Australian states of Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria.

The larvae feed on Leptospermum polygalifolium.[2]

References

  1. Pitkin, Linda M.; Han, Hongxiang; James, Shayleen (June 11, 2007). "Moths of the tribe Pseudoterpnini (Geometridae: Geometrinae): a review of the genera". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 150 (2): 334–412. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00287.x. http://www.aseanbiodiversity.info/Abstract/51012319.pdf. 
  2. Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella (12 June 2018). "Aeolochroma metarhodata (Walker, [1863) Tea-tree Emerald"]. http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/geom/metarhodata.html. Retrieved 17 April 2019. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2825557 entry