Agathia pisina

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Agathia pisina
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
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Family:
Geometridae
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Species:
A. pisina
Binomial name
Agathia pisina
Butler, 1887[1]
Synonyms
  • Agathia asterias Meyrick, 1888
  • Agathia diversilinea Warren, 1896
  • Agathia ampla Prout, 1911
  • Agathia dimota Prout, 1911
  • Agathia irregularis Prout, 1916

Agathia pisina is a species of moth of the family Geometridae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1887. It is found in Australia (including Queensland) and Norfolk Island.

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Adults are green with brown markings. The hindwings have a cusp halfway along the margin. There is also a brown cusp white spot at each hindwing tornus.[2]

The larvae feed on Gymnanthera oblonga.

References[]

  1. ^ Australian Faunal Directory
  2. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (18 February 2018). "Agathia pisina Butler, 1887". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 19 April 2019.


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