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Gellonia dejectaria

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Species of moth

Gellonia dejectaria
Female (top) and male (bottom)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Gellonia
Species: G. dejectaria
Binomial name
Gellonia dejectaria
(Walker, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Boarmia dejectaria Walker, 1860
  • Selidosema dejectaria ( Walker, 1860)

Gellonia dejectaria, the brown evening moth, is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1860. It is endemic to New Zealand.

G. dejectaria larvae eat the leaves of the māhoe, supplejack and bush lawyer plants.

References

  1. ^ "Gellonia dejectaria (Walker, 1860)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  2. ^ Dugdale , J. S. (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. 14. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: 165. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.
  3. "PlantSynz - Invertebrate herbivore biodiversity assessment tool: Database". plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  4. "Brown Evening Moth, Gellonia dejectaria". www.terrain.net.nz. Taranaki Educational Resource: Research, Analysis and Information Network. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
Taxon identifiers
Gellonia dejectariat


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