Prasinocyma rhodocosma, the northern emerald, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1888. It is found in Australia in northern Western Australia, the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Prasinocyma |
| Species: | P. rhodocosma
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| Prasinocyma rhodocosma (Meyrick, 1888)
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The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on young shoots and leaves of Eucalyptus species
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Prasinocyma rhodocosma.
- Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (30 October 2014). "Prasinocyma rhodocosma (Meyrick, 1888) Northern Emerald". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- Australian Faunal Directory
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