Phallaria (moth)
Phallaria ophiusaria, the large leaf moth, is the only species in the monotypic moth genus Phallaria in the family Geometridae. It is known from the Australian states of New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria. Both the genus and species were first described by Achille Guenée in 1857.[1][2]
| Phallaria | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Oenochrominae |
| Genus: | Phallaria Guenée, 1857 |
| Species: | P. ophiusaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Phallaria ophiusaria Guenée, 1857 | |
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The wingspan is about 70 mm.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Phallaria.
- Australian Faunal Directory
- Savela, Markku. "Phallaria Guenée, 1857". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Geometridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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