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Poecilasthena cisseres

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Poecilasthena cisseres
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Poecilasthena
Species:
P. cisseres
Binomial name
Poecilasthena cisseres
Turner, 1933[1]

Poecilasthena cisseres is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1933.[1][2] It is found in Australia,[2] including Victoria.[1][3]

Original description

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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[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Species Poecilasthena cisseres Turner, 1933". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Poecilasthena Warren, 1894". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b Turner, A.J. (1933). "New Australian Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia. 57: 159–182 [159].
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