Biology:Chlenias banksiaria

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Short description: Species of moth

Chlenias banksiaria
Chlenias banksiaria.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Chlenias
Species:
C. banksiaria
Binomial name
Chlenias banksiaria
(Le Guillou, 1841)[1]
Synonyms
  • Geometra banksiaria Le Guillou, 1841[1]
  • Chlenias auctaria Guenée, 1857[2]
  • Cleophana australasiae Wallengren, 1860[3]
  • Chlenias indecisata Walker, 1862[2]
  • Chlenias pachymela Lower, 1893[1]
  • Chlenias acutaria Swinhoe, 1902

Chlenias banksiaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Élie Jean François Le Guillou in 1841. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.[3][4]

The larvae feed from many species of unrelated plants, including the introduced Pinus radiata.[3]

References


Wikidata ☰ Q5102788 entry