Biology:Monoctenia smerintharia
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Monoctenia smerintharia R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
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Monoctenia smerintharia, more commonly known as the dark leaf moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875. It is found in Australia .[1] The larvae feed on the leaves of gum trees.
The adult moths are brown, sometimes with black smudges and scalloped submarginal lines on the forewings and a reddish shading on the hindwings. The wings have scalloped edges, and the forewing tips are recurved. The wingspan is about 6 centimeters. Its natural posture has the wings closed like a tent over the body, with the tip of the abdomen curved upward.[2]
References
- ↑ "Monoctenia smerintharia". http://www.lepbarcoding.org/geometridae/species.php?region=1&id=42401.
- ↑ Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella (24 April 2018). "Monoctenia smerintharia R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875 Dark Leaf Moth". http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/chro/smerintharia.html. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
Wikidata ☰ Q3023958 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoctenia smerintharia.
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