Arhodia

Arhodia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Subfamily:	Oenochrominae
Genus:	Arhodia; Guenée, 1857
Species:	A. lasiocamparia
Binomial name
	Arhodia lasiocamparia; Guenée, 1857
Synonyms
	Generic; Nigasa Walker, 1855; Arrhodia Meyrick, 1890; Specific; Arhodia retractaria Walker, 1860; Nigasa subpurpurea Walker, 1860; Arhodia semirosea Walker, 1862; Descoreba rosalinda Thierry-Mieg, 1892; Monoctenia ozora C. Swinhoe, 1902; carnea Warren, 1905;

Arhodia is a monotypic genus of moth in the family Geometridae. Its only species, Arhodia lasiocamparia, the pink arhodia, is found in mainland Australia and Tasmania.^[1] Both the genus and species were first described by Achille Guenée in 1857.^[2]

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The wingspan is about 60 mm for males and 70 mm for females. The moth flies from October to January.

The larvae feed on Eucalyptus species.

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