Aeolochroma olivia is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Gilbert M. Goldfinch in 1943. It is found in New South Wales, Australia.[2]

Aeolochroma olivia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Aeolochroma
Species:
A. olivia
Binomial name
Aeolochroma olivia
(Goldfinch, 1943)[1]
Synonyms
  • Terpna olivia Goldfinch, 1943

The specific epithet olivia was given in honour of the wife of Gilbert M. Goldfinch, who described the species.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Pitkin, Linda M.; Han, Hongxiang; James, Shayleen (June 11, 2007). "Moths of the tribe Pseudoterpnini (Geometridae: Geometrinae): a review of the genera" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 150 (2): 334–412. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00287.x. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Aeolochroma olivia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  3. ^ Goldfinch, G. M. (1943). "A new species of Terpna from National Park, New South Wales (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)". Records of the Australian Museum. 21 (4): 179. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.21.1943.533.