Biology:Poecilasthena schistaria
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Poecilasthena |
| Species: | P. schistaria
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| Poecilasthena schistaria (Walker, 1861)[1]
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Poecilasthena schistaria, the kanuka looper, is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in New Zealand.[2]
The wings vary from very pale brown to rather dull purplish-brown with numerous jagged, darker transverse lines. Adults are on wing from October to April.[3]
The larvae feed on Leptospermum scoparium.[4] They are dull green with a white more or less black-edged band down each side. There is a thin central white line on the back, and a narrow yellow line half-way between it and the lateral white band. The head is dull green.[5] Pupation takes place in a slight cocoon below the surface of the earth.
References
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- ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Poecilasthena schistaria (Walker 1861)". Taxapad. http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=82883601.
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Poecilasthena schistaria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=226328.
- ↑ New Zealand moths and butterflies (Macro-Lepidoptera)
- ↑ Rod Morris: New Zealand Invertebrates
- ↑ Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961
Wikidata ☰ Q13550039 entry
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