Kingdom Animalia Family Geometridae Scientific name Gellonia dejectaria Rank Species | Class Insecta Genus Gellonia Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | |
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Similar Graphania, Pseudocoremia, Epiphryne verriculata, Lycaena feredayi, Lycaena boldenarum | ||
Gellonia dejectaria, commonly called the brown evening moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae, it is native to New Zealand.
G. dejectaria caterpillars eat the leaves of the māhoe, supplejack and bush lawyer plants.
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