Biology:Gellonia dejectaria
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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: | Gellonia |
| Species: | G. dejectaria
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| Gellonia dejectaria (Walker, 1860)[1]
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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
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Gellonia dejectaria (Walker, 1860)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/c39915f0-9be6-486b-9056-3eee3c1ad484. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 , pp. 165, Wikidata Q45083134
- ↑ "PlantSynz - Invertebrate herbivore biodiversity assessment tool: Database". https://plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz/ReportForm.aspx?RecordId=2141&Type=H&ReportType=Adv&SortBy=Alpha&Biostatus=a,c,e,n. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ↑ "Brown Evening Moth, Gellonia dejectaria". Taranaki Educational Resource: Research, Analysis and Information Network. http://www.terrain.net.nz/friends-of-te-henui-group/local-butterflies-moths/brown-evening-moth.html. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
Wikidata ☰ Q5530477 entry
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