Phallaria (moth)

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Phallaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Oenochrominae
Genus: Phallaria
Guenée, 1857
Species:
P. ophiusaria
Binomial name
Phallaria ophiusaria
Guenée, 1857
Synonyms
  • Oenochroma quaternaria Herrich-Schäffer, 1858
  • Smerinthus wayii Tepper, 1882

Phallaria ophiusaria, the large leaf moth, is the only species in the

Victoria. Both the genus and species were first described by Achille Guenée in 1857.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 70 mm.

References

  1. ^ Australian Faunal Directory
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Phallaria Guenée, 1857". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 24 May 2019.