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Parosteodes

Parosteodes is a monotypic genus of moths 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.

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Parosteodes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Parosteodes
Warren, 1895
Species:
P. fictiliaria
Binomial name
Parosteodes fictiliaria
(Guenée, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Panagra fictiliaria Guenée, 1857
  • Aspilates dissutata Walker, 1862
  • Tephrina procurata Walker, 1861
  • Panagra ferritinctaria Walker, 1861
  • Tephrinopsis plana Warren, 1898

Parosteodes is a monotypic genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Warren in 1895. Its only species, Parosteodes fictiliaria, the dodonaea moth, was first described by Achille Guenée in 1857.1 It is found in Australia (Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria).

The wingspan is about 20 mm.2

References

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Parosteodes Warren, 1895". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  2. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (29 March 2018). "Parosteodes fictiliaria (Guenée, 1857) Dodonaea Moth". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 3 April 2019.