| Poecilasthena cisseres | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Poecilasthena |
| Species: | P. cisseres |
| Binomial name | |
| Poecilasthena cisseres | |
Poecilasthena cisseres is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1933. It is found in Australia, including Victoria.
Original description
Female, 28 mm. Head grey-whitish; face brownish; fillet white. Palpi under 1: brown-whitish. Antennae whitish. Thorax dull bluish-green. Abdomen dull bluish-green; apex whitish; underside pale grey. Legs pale fuscous; posterior pair whitish. Forewings triangular, costa moderately arched, apex pointed, termen nearly straight, moderately oblique; dull bluish-green with white markings; costal edge grey throughout; antemedian line from 1/3 costa to 3/8 dorsum, slightly curved outwards, slender, indistinct towards costa; postmedian from 2/3 costa to 5/8 dorsum, stronger, slightly outwardly curved, becoming sinuate towards dorsum; cilia pale grey. Hindwings with termen strongly rounded; as forewings but lines more approximated. Very distinct, but nearest Poecilasthena euphylla. Victoria: Moe, in February; one specimen.
— Original description by Alfred Jefferis Turner
References
- ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Poecilasthena cisseres Turner 1933". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 13 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
External links
- Australian Faunal Directory
- Scoble, M. J. & Hausmann, A. (2007). "Poecilasthena cisseres". Lepidoptera Barcode of Life. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- New Australian Lepidoptera (1933)