Gellonia dejectaria, the brown evening moth, is a species of moth in the family Geometridae.[2] The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1860. It is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Gellonia dejectaria
Female (top) and male (bottom)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Gellonia
Species:
G. dejectaria
Binomial name
Gellonia dejectaria
(Walker, 1860)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Boarmia dejectaria Walker, 1860
  • Selidosema dejectaria ( Walker, 1860)

G. dejectaria larvae eat the leaves of the māhoe, supplejack and bush lawyer plants.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gellonia dejectaria (Walker, 1860)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b John Stewart Dugdale (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. 14. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: 165. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.
  3. ^ "PlantSynz - Invertebrate herbivore biodiversity assessment tool: Database". plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Brown Evening Moth, Gellonia dejectaria". www.terrain.net.nz. Taranaki Educational Resource: Research, Analysis and Information Network. Retrieved 22 May 2012.