Prasinocyma rhodocosma

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.

Prasinocyma rhodocosma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Prasinocyma
Species:
P. rhodocosma
Binomial name
Prasinocyma rhodocosma
(Meyrick, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Iodis rhodocosma Meyrick, 1888

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on young shoots and leaves of Eucalyptus species

  • 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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