Biology:Gellonia dejectaria

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Short description: Species of moth

Gellonia dejectaria
Gellonia dejectaria female.jpg
Gellonia dejectaria male.jpg
Female (top) and male (bottom)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Gellonia
Species:
G. dejectaria
Binomial name
Gellonia dejectaria
(Walker, 1860)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Boarmia dejectaria Walker, 1860
  • ( Walker, 1860) Selidosema dejectaria

Gellonia dejectaria, the brown evening moth, is a species of moth in the family Geometridae.[2] The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1860. It is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

G. dejectaria larvae eat the leaves of the māhoe, supplejack and bush lawyer plants.[3][4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5530477 entry