Rhuma subaurata

Rhuma subaurata is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1860. It is found in the Australian states of Queensland[2] and New South Wales.

Rhuma subaurata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Rhuma
Species:
R. subaurata
Binomial name
Rhuma subaurata
Walker, 1860[1]

The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are pale grey with a complex pattern of black, brown and white on the upperside of the wings. The underside is yellow with broad black margins and a black spot in the centre of the wing.[3]

References

  1. Pitkin, Linda M.; Han, Hongxiang; James, Shayleen (11 June 2007). "Moths of the tribe Pseudoterpnini (Geometridae: Geometrinae): a review of the genera" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 150 (2): 334–412. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00287.x. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Rhuma subaurata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  3. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (8 June 2015). "Rhuma subaurata Walker, 1860". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 18 April 2019.


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