Rhuma argyraspis
Rhuma argyraspis is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1893. It is found in Australia, including Queensland.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Rhuma |
| Species: | R. argyraspis |
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| Rhuma argyraspis (Lower, 1893) | |
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The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adult are grey with a number of dark zigzag stripes across each wing.[3]
The larvae feed on Eucalyptus species, including Eucalyptus odorata. All instars, except the first, are yellowish olive-green, shading to pinkish or reddish brown laterally and ventrally, and maturing with brown dorsal markings. The resting posture of the larvae is rigid, straight and stick like.
References
- Australian Faunal Directory
- Pitkin, Linda M.; Han, Hongxiang; James, Shayleen (11 June 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 25 April 2012.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (14 August 2010). "Sterictopsis inconsequens Warren, 1898". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
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