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Wednesday, 28 September 2016

 OENOCHROMINAE  GEOMETRIDAE

Epidesmia tryxaria OENOCHROMINAE  GEOMETRIDAE




Family:- GEOMETRIDAE
Sub Family:- OENOCHROMINAE
Genus:- Epidesmia 
Species:- tryxaria







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Epidesmia chilonaria OENOCHROMINAE GEOMETRIDAE




Family:- GEOMETRIDAE
Sub Family:- OENOCHROMINAE
Genus:- Epidesmia
Species:- chilonaria






These moths are quite common. On page 370 IFB Common, Moths of Australia, it is reported that
some larvae raised from eggs accepted Callistemon saligna, Eucalyptus tereticornis and
Angophora floribunda as food. All these plants are in the family Myrtaceae.


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