Didymoctenia

Didymoctenia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae and subfamily Ennominae which was described by Warren in 1901. Its only species, Didymoctenia exsuperata, the thick-lined bark moth, was first described by Francis Walker in 1860. It is found in Australia.[1]

Didymoctenia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Subfamily:
Ennominae
Genus:
Didymoctenia

Warren, 1901
Species:
D. exsuperata
Binomial name
Didymoctenia exsuperata
(Walker, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Boarmia exsuperata Walker, 1860
  • Tephrosia disposita Walker, 1860
  • Ectropis dicranucha Turner, 1947

Life cycle

Early instar caterpillars are brownish white with varying dots with a brown head. As the caterpillar reaches its last instar it turns green and will be almost completely covered in small black dots.[2]

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gollark: If people get sufficiently hungry, they apparently do not really obey constraints like this.
gollark: FEAR it.
gollark: https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/549759333014044673/866758606477066290/Tumblr_l_142281088564992.png
gollark: It's frozen water. Using it requires a lot of energy because something something high specific heat capacity.

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Didymoctenia Warren, 1901". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  2. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (6 July 2018). "Didymoctenia exsuperata (Walker, 1860)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 5 February 2019.


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