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Amelora

Guest, 1887

Amelora is a genus of Lepidoptera moths in the family geometrid moths (geometridae) that reside in Australia. [1] The Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) has identified four of its key attributes: bilateral symmetry, biting-chewing mouthparts acting as its feeding structure, having a holometabolous developmental mode, and being multicellular.

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References

  1. McQuillan, Peter (1996-01-01). "The Tasmanian geometrid moths associated with the genus Amelora auctorum (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae)". doi:10.1071/IT9960433.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)