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Poecilasthena xylocyma

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Geometridae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Poecilasthena

Poecilasthena xylocyma is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Australia, where it is known from Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania.

Adults are brown with a speckled pattern of darker brown.

The larvae are green with a white line along each side. Pupation takes place in a dark brown pupa.

References

Poecilasthena xylocyma Wikipedia