Aeolochroma metarhodata (Walker, 1863) is a animal in the Geometridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Aeolochroma metarhodata (Walker, 1863)

Aeolochroma metarhodata (Walker, 1863)

The tea-tree emerald, Aeolochroma metarhodata, is a geometrid moth found in eastern Australia, whose larvae feed on Leptospermum polygalifolium.

Family
Genus
Aeolochroma
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Aeolochroma metarhodata (Walker, 1863)

Aeolochroma metarhodata, commonly called the tea-tree emerald, is a moth species that belongs to the family Geometridae. It was first formally described by Francis Walker in 1863. This moth can be found in the Australian states of Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria. The larvae of this species feed on Leptospermum polygalifolium.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Geometridae › Aeolochroma

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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