Aeolochroma mniaria

Aeolochroma mniaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Gilbert M. Goldfinch in 1929. It is found in New South Wales, Australia.[2]

Aeolochroma mniaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Aeolochroma
Species:
A. mniaria
Binomial name
Aeolochroma mniaria
(Goldfinch, 1929)[1]
Synonyms
  • Scotosia mniaria Goldfinch, 1929

The wingspan is 40 mm. Adult moths have pale brown wings with a complex pattern of scalloped dark brown lines.

References

  1. Pitkin, Linda M.; Han, Hongxiang; James, Shayleen (June 11, 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 April 25, 2012.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Aeolochroma mniaria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 25, 2018.


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