Poecilasthena pulchraria explained

Poecilasthena pulchraria is a moth of the family Geometridae.^[1] It is found in Australia and New Zealand. It was first described by Edward Doubleday in 1843 and named Acidalia pulchraria.^[2]

The green looping caterpillars feed on the flowers, developing fruits and older foliage of Astroloma species in Australia and on Leucopogon fasciculatus in New Zealand.^[3]

External links

• Australian Faunal Directory
• Web site: Scoble . M. J. . Hausmann . A. . amp . 2007 . Poecilasthena pulchraria . Lepidoptera Barcode of Life . 13 November 2018 . 19 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819235408/http://lepbarcoding.org/geometridae/species.php?region=1&id=40367 . dead .

Notes and References

1. 189.
2. Book: Dieffenbach, E. . Travels in New Zealand: With Contributions to the Geography, Geology, Botany and Natural History of the Country . White . Adam . Doubleday . Edward . John Murray. 1843. 2. London. 285. List of Annulose Animals hitherto recorded as found in New Zealand with descriptions of some new species . 10.5962/bhl.title.25939.
3. http://plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz/ Plant-SyNZ database