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Phallaria ophiusaria

Synonyms: Oenochroma quaternaria; Phallaria wayii

Wikipedia Abstract

Phallaria ophiusaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is known from Australia, including New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria. The wingspan is about 70 mm. Adult have brown wings with a comma-shaped spot and a diagonal stripe on each wing. The larvae feed on Acacia pycnantha, Dodonaea species and Hakea rostrata. They are brown with a hairy pointed knob on the tail. It has the habit of standing straight at an angle on a branch, thus resembling a twig.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0