Aeolochroma olivia

Aeolochroma olivia is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Gilbert M. Goldfinch in 1943. It is found in New South Wales, Australia.[2]

Aeolochroma olivia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Aeolochroma
Species:
A. olivia
Binomial name
Aeolochroma olivia
(Goldfinch, 1943)[1]
Synonyms
  • Terpna olivia Goldfinch, 1943

The specific epithet olivia was given in honour of the wife of Gilbert M. Goldfinch, who described the species.[3]

References

  1. Pitkin, Linda M.; Han, Hongxiang; James, Shayleen (June 11, 2007). "Moths of the tribe Pseudoterpnini (Geometridae: Geometrinae): a review of the genera" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 150 (2): 334–412. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00287.x. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Aeolochroma olivia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  3. Goldfinch, G. M. (1943). "A new species of Terpna from National Park, New South Wales (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)". Records of the Australian Museum. 21 (4): 179. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.21.1943.533.


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