Poecilasthena pulchraria (Doubleday, 1843) is a animal in the Geometridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Poecilasthena pulchraria (Doubleday, 1843)
Poecilasthena pulchraria is a geometrid moth found in Australia and New Zealand, with green looping caterpillars that feed on specific host plants.
Poecilasthena pulchraria is a moth species belonging to the family Geometridae. It is distributed across Australia and New Zealand. This species was first described by Edward Doubleday in 1843, when it was originally named Acidalia pulchraria. Its green looping caterpillars feed on flowers, developing fruits, and older foliage: they feed on plants of the genus Astroloma in Australia, and on Leucopogon fasciculatus in New Zealand.
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