- Scientific Name
- Mnesampela privata
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Phylum:
- Arthropoda
- Subphylum:
- Hexapoda
- Class:
- Insecta
- Subclass:
- Pterygota
- Order:
- Lepidoptera
- Family:
- Geometridae
- Subfamily:
- Ennominae
- Genus:
- Mnesampela
- Species:
- Mnesampela privata
Autumn gum moth
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- Scientific Name
- Mnesampela privata
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Phylum:
- Arthropoda
- Subphylum:
- Hexapoda
- Class:
- Insecta
- Subclass:
- Pterygota
- Order:
- Lepidoptera
- Family:
- Geometridae
- Subfamily:
- Ennominae
- Genus:
- Mnesampela
- Species:
- Mnesampela privata
Mnesampela privata, the autumn gum moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1858. It is found in most of Australia.
The wingspan is about 40 mm.
The larvae feed on Eucalyptus species and is considered a pest for Eucalyptus plantations.[1]
References
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (11 April 2015). "Mnesampela privata (Guenée, 1857) Autumn Gum Moth". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
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Mnesampela privata, the autumn gum moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1858. It is found in most of Australia.
The wingspan is about 40 mm.
The larvae feed on Eucalyptus species and is considered a pest for Eucalyptus plantations.[1]
References
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (11 April 2015). "Mnesampela privata (Guenée, 1857) Autumn Gum Moth". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
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This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "Mnesampela privata", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. Content may have been omitted from the original, but no content has been changed or extended.
