Paraterpna

Paraterpna
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Tribe:	Pseudoterpnini
Genus:	Paraterpna; Goldfinch, 1929
Species:	P. harrisoni
Binomial name
	Paraterpna harrisoni; Goldfinch, 1929

Paraterpna is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. It consists of only one species, Paraterpna harrisoni, which is found in New South Wales, Australia. Both the genus and species were first described by Gilbert M. Goldfinch in 1929

The wings are white mottled with grey and brown, with grey-brown lines on the veins (distinct on the forewings and fainter or incomplete on the hindwings).[1]

The larvae feed on Leptospermum species.

References

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)

External links

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Geometridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

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[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)