Plesanemma fucata

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Plesanemma fucata
Scientific classification
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Geometridae
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P. fucata
Binomial name
Plesanemma fucata
Synonyms
  • Mnesampela fucata Felder, 1875

Plesanemma fucata, the lemon gum moth, is a

Geometridae. The species was first described by Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875. It is found in the southern half of Australia
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The wingspan is about 40 mm (1.6 in).

The larvae feed on Eucalyptus species.[1]

References

  1. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (5 August 2017). "Plesanemma fucata (R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) Lemon Gum Moth". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 3 April 2019.