Poecilasthena pulchraria

Poecilasthena pulchraria
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Poecilasthena
Species:	P. pulchraria
Binomial name
	Poecilasthena pulchraria; (Doubleday, 1843)
Synonyms
	Acidalia pulchrariaDoubleday, 1843; Asthena ondinataGuenée, 1857; Asthena pulchraria(Doubleday, 1843); Chlorochroma plurilineataWalker, 1861; Asthena decolorTurner, 1904;

Last updated June 12, 2025

Poecilasthena pulchraria is a moth of the family Geometridae.^[1] It is found in Australia and New Zealand. It was first described by Edward Doubleday in 1843 and named Acidalia pulchraria.^[2]

The green looping caterpillars feed on the flowers, developing fruits and older foliage of Astroloma species in Australia and on Leucopogon fasciculatus in New Zealand.^[3]

References

1 2 Dugdale , J. S. (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. 14. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: 189. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.
↑ Dieffenbach, E.; White, Adam; Doubleday, Edward (1843). "List of Annulose Animals hitherto recorded as found in New Zealand with descriptions of some new species". Travels in New Zealand: With Contributions to the Geography, Geology, Botany and Natural History of the Country. Vol. 2. London: John Murray. p. 285. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.25939.
↑ Plant-SyNZ database

External links

Australian Faunal Directory
Scoble, M. J. & Hausmann, A. (2007). "Poecilasthena pulchraria". Lepidoptera Barcode of Life. Archived from the original on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2018.

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[Dugdale1988-1] 1 2 Dugdale , J. S. (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. 14. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: 189. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.

[2] Dieffenbach, E.; White, Adam; Doubleday, Edward (1843). "List of Annulose Animals hitherto recorded as found in New Zealand with descriptions of some new species". Travels in New Zealand: With Contributions to the Geography, Geology, Botany and Natural History of the Country. Vol. 2. London: John Murray. p. 285. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.25939.

[3] Plant-SyNZ database

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