Mochlotona

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Mochlotona
Mochlotona phasmatias.jpg
Mochlotona phasmatias3.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Family:
Geometridae
Tribe:
Genus:
Mochlotona

Meyrick, 1892
Species:
M. phasmatias
Binomial name
Mochlotona phasmatias
Meyrick, 1892
Synonyms
  • Haploceros sphenotypa Turner, 1947

Mochlotona is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its only species, Mochlotona phasmatias, is known from Australia. Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick in 1892.[1][2]

References[]

  1. ^ Australian Faunal Directory
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Mochlotona Meyrick, 1892". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 2, 2019.


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