Biology:Prasinocyma rhodocosma
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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: | Prasinocyma |
| Species: | P. rhodocosma
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| Prasinocyma rhodocosma (Meyrick, 1888)
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Prasinocyma rhodocosma, the northern emerald, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1888. It is found in Australia in northern Western Australia, the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales.
The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on young shoots and leaves of Eucalyptus species
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Prasinocyma rhodocosma. |
- Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella (30 October 2014). "Prasinocyma rhodocosma (Meyrick, 1888) Northern Emerald". http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/geom/rhodocosma.html. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- Australian Faunal Directory
Wikidata ☰ Q262593 entry
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