Rhuma argyraspis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Rhuma |
Species: | R. argyraspis |
Binomial name | |
Rhuma argyraspis (Lower, 1893) | |
Synonyms | |
Rhuma argyraspis is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1893. It is found in Australia, including Queensland.
The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on Eucalyptus species, including Eucalyptus odorata .
The Nacophorini are one of the smaller tribes of geometer moths in the subfamily Ennominae. They are the most diverse Ennominae of Australia and are widespread in the Americas. If the African genera tentatively placed herein indeed belong here, the distribution of the Nacophorini is distinctly Gondwanan, with their probable origin either of Australia, South America or even Antarctica. In Eurasia, they are rare by comparison.
Mnesampela privata, the autumn gum moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1858. It is found in most of Australia.
Ectropis excursaria, the twig looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in the Eastern part of Australia.
Cyneoterpna wilsoni, or Wilson's grey, is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875. It is found in the Australian states of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.
Hypobapta diffundens, the diffundens grey, is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1891. It is found in the Australian state of Queensland.
Heliomystis is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its only species, Heliomystis electrica, the electric moth, is found in the southern half of Australia. Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick in 1888.
Melanodes is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its only species, Melanodes anthracitaria, the black geometrid, is found in Australia, more specifically in southern Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania. The genus and species were described by Achille Guenée in 1857.
Palleopa is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its only species, Palleopa innotata, the finely-streaked crest-moth, is known from Australia, including Tasmania. Both the genus and species were first described by Francis Walker in 1866.
Pingasa chlora, the white looper moth or flower-eating caterpillar, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae first described by Caspar Stoll in 1782. It is found Sundaland, the Philippines, Sulawesi and from the Moluccas to Queensland, Australia.
Paralaea porphyrinaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in southern Australia, including Tasmania.
Capusa cuculloides, the white-winged wedge-moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Rudolf Felder in 1874. It is known from Australia.
Hypobapta percomptaria, the southern grey, is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is known from Australia, including South Australia, New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and Tasmania.
Cleora repetita is a species of moth of the family Geometridae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1882. It is found from Sundaland to Australia and the Solomon Islands.
Hypobapta barnardi, or Barnard's grey, is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Gilbert Macarthur Goldfinch in 1929. It is found in the Australian states of Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia.
Hypodoxa bryophylla, the green looper moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Gilbert M. Goldfinch in 1929. It is found in the Australian states of Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.
Hypodoxa conspurcata is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1898. It is found in Australia, including Queensland.
Hypodoxa deteriorata is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1860. It is found in Australia, including New South Wales and Victoria.
Hypodoxa erebusata is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1860. It is found in Australia, including Queensland.
Hypodoxa horridata is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in Australia, including New South Wales.
Hypodoxa paroptila is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1906. It is found in Australia, including Queensland.
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