Aeolochroma turneri

Aeolochroma turneri is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1890. It is found in Australia's[2] Northern Territory and Queensland.

Aeolochroma turneri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Aeolochroma
Species:
A. turneri
Binomial name
Aeolochroma turneri
Synonyms
  • Hypochroma turneri T. P. Lucas, 1890

The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults have a complex brown pattern with a greenish tinge.[3]

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. Savela, Markku. "Aeolochroma turneri (Lucas, 1890)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  3. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (6 November 2010). "Aeolochroma turneri (T.P. Lucas, 1890)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 16 April 2019.


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