Poecilasthena limnaea

Poecilasthena limnaea is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in New Guinea.[2]

Poecilasthena limnaea
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Poecilasthena
Species:
P. limnaea
Binomial name
Poecilasthena limnaea
Prout, 1926[1]

The wingspan is 23–26 mm. The fore- and hindwings are whitish, the former with olive-grey lines.[3]

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki (1997–2012). "Poecilasthena limnaea Prout 1926". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Poecilasthena limnaea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  3. Novitates Zoologicae This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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