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Parosteodes
Sign in to saveParosteodes is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Warren in 1895. Its only species, Parosteodes fictiliaria, the dodonaea moth, was first described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is found in Australia (Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria).
Species
Dodonaea Moth
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilyGeometridae
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Parosteodes is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Warren in 1895. Its only species, Parosteodes fictiliaria, the dodonaea moth, was first described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is found in Australia (Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria).
The wingspan is about 20 mm.
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