Brown Evening Moth, Gellonia dejectaria
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Genus: Gellonia
Species: G. dejectaria
Binomial name Gellonia dejectaria
Common Name: Brown Evening moth
This is a moth native to New Zealand seen October to December. It rests with its wings wide spread aligning the pattern on its wings. The native plants that its catterpillars eats are the leaves mahoe, supplejack and bush lawyer.
Underside of the Brown Evening moth
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