Biology:Gastrophora
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Short description: Genus of moths
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| Gastrophora henricaria | |
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| Genus: | Gastrophora Guenée, 1857
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| Species: | G. henricaria
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| Gastrophora henricaria (Guenée, 1857)
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Gastrophora is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its only species, Gastrophora henricaria, the fallen bark looper or beautiful leaf moth, is found in the south-east corner of Australia . Both the genus and species were first described by Achille Guenée in 1857.[1][2]
The wingspan is about 50 mm.
The larvae feed on Eucalyptus species and Lophostemon confertus.[3]
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Gastrophora Guenée, 1857". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/geometroidea/geometridae/oenochrominae/gastrophora/. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Gastrophora". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=207469.
- ↑ Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella (15 March 2019). "Gastrophora henricaria Guenée, 1857 Beautiful Leaf Moth or Fallen-bark Looper". http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/chro/henricaria.html. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Geometridae". Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusList3.dsml?&FAMILY=Geometridae&sort=GENUS.
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