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Chlenias banksiaria

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Species of moth

Chlenias banksiaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Chlenias
Species: C. banksiaria
Binomial name
Chlenias banksiaria
(Le Guillou, 1841)
Synonyms
  • Geometra banksiaria Le Guillou, 1841
  • Chlenias auctaria Guenée, 1857
  • Cleophana australasiae Wallengren, 1860
  • Chlenias indecisata Walker, 1862
  • Chlenias pachymela Lower, 1893
  • Chlenias acutaria Swinhoe, 1902

Chlenias banksiaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Élie Jean François Le Guillou in 1841. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.

The larvae feed from many species of unrelated plants, including the introduced Pinus radiata.

References

  1. ^ "Chlenias banksiaria". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Chlenias banksiaria (Le Guillou, 1841)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  3. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (17 May 2017). "Chlenias banksiaria (Le Guillou, 1841)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  4. "Chlenias banksiaria". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
Taxon identifiers
Chlenias banksiaria


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