Gastrina cristaria Guenée, 1857 is a animal in the Geometridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Gastrina cristaria Guenée, 1857

Gastrina cristaria Guenée, 1857

Gastrina is a monotypic moth genus holding the single Australian species Gastrina cristaria, described in 1857.

Family
Genus
Gastrina
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Gastrina cristaria Guenée, 1857

Gastrina is a monotypic moth genus that belongs to the family Geometridae. This genus contains only one species: Gastrina cristaria, commonly known as the wave-lined geometrid. This species is found in the south-eastern quarter of Australia. Both the genus Gastrina and the species Gastrina cristaria were first described by Achille Guenée in 1857.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Geometridae Gastrina

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

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