Pseudocoremia leucelaea

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Pseudocoremia leucelaea
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Female
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Male
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Pseudocoremia
Species:
P. leucelaea
Binomial name
Pseudocoremia leucelaea
(Meyrick, 1909) [1]
Synonyms [1]
  • Selidosema leucelaeaMeyrick, 1909

Pseudocoremia leucelaea is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand. [1] The species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1909 from specimens collected by Alfred Philpott. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Pseudocoremia leucelaea (Meyrick, 1909)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  2. Meyrick, Edward (1909). "Notes & Descriptions of New Zealand lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 41: 6–7 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.