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Phallaria (moth)
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Phallaria ophiusaria, the large leaf moth, is the only species in the monotypic moth genus Phallaria in the family Geometridae. It is known from the Australian states of New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria. Both the genus and species were first described by Achille Guenée in 1857.[1][2]
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Subfamily: | Oenochrominae |
Genus: | Phallaria Guenée, 1857 |
Species: | P. ophiusaria |
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Phallaria ophiusaria Guenée, 1857 | |
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The wingspan is about 70 mm.