Rhuma argyraspis

Rhuma argyraspis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Rhuma
Species:	R. argyraspis
Binomial name
	Rhuma argyraspis; (Lower, 1893)
Synonyms
	Sterictopsis argyraspis Lower, 1893; Sterictopsis inconsequens Warren, 1898;

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. Adult are grey with a number of dark zigzag stripes across each wing.^[3]

The larvae feed on Eucalyptus species, including Eucalyptus odorata. All instars, except the first, are yellowish olive-green, shading to pinkish or reddish brown laterally and ventrally, and maturing with brown dorsal markings. The resting posture of the larvae is rigid, straight and stick like.

References[]

^ Australian Faunal Directory^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Pitkin, Linda M.; Han, Hongxiang; James, Shayleen (11 June 2007). "Moths of the tribe Pseudoterpnini (Geometridae: Geometrinae): a review of the genera" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 150 (2): 334–412. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00287.x. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (14 August 2010). "Sterictopsis inconsequens Warren, 1898". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 18 April 2019.

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[1] Australian Faunal Directory^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] Pitkin, Linda M.; Han, Hongxiang; James, Shayleen (11 June 2007). "Moths of the tribe Pseudoterpnini (Geometridae: Geometrinae): a review of the genera" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 150 (2): 334–412. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00287.x. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[3] Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (14 August 2010). "Sterictopsis inconsequens Warren, 1898". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 18 April 2019.

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