Parosteodes

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Parosteodes is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Warren in 1895. Its only species, Parosteodes fictiliaria, the dodonaea moth, was first described by Achille Guenée in 1857.[1] It is found in Australia (Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria).

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
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Parosteodes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Parosteodes
Warren, 1895
Species:
P. fictiliaria
Binomial name
Parosteodes fictiliaria
(Guenée, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Panagra fictiliaria Guenée, 1857
  • Aspilates dissutata Walker, 1862
  • Tephrina procurata Walker, 1861
  • Panagra ferritinctaria Walker, 1861
  • Tephrinopsis plana Warren, 1898
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The wingspan is about 20 mm.[2]

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