Poecilasthena xylocyma

Poecilasthena xylocyma is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Australia, where it is known from Western Australia,[2] South Australia and Tasmania.

Poecilasthena xylocyma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Poecilasthena
Species:
P. xylocyma
Binomial name
Poecilasthena xylocyma
(Meyrick, 1891)[1]
Synonyms
  • Asthena xylocyma Meyrick, 1891

Adults are brown with a speckled pattern of darker brown.

The larvae are green with a white line along each side. Pupation takes place in a dark brown pupa.[3]

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Poecilasthena xylocyma (Meyrick 1891)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  2. Australian Faunal Directory
  3. Australian Insects


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