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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Poecilasthena |
| Species: | P. cisseres
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| Binomial name | |
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Original description
editFemale, 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
edit- ^ a b c "Species Poecilasthena cisseres Turner, 1933". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Poecilasthena Warren, 1894". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ a b Turner, A.J. (1933). "New Australian Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia. 57: 159–182 [159].
External links
edit- Scoble, M. J. & Hausmann, A. (2007). "Poecilasthena cisseres". Lepidoptera Barcode of Life. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
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