Monoctenia smerintharia
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Monoctenia |
| Species: | M. smerintharia
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| Monoctenia smerintharia R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
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Monoctenia smerintharia, more commonly known as the dark leaf moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875. It is found in Australia.[1] The larvae feed on the leaves of gum trees.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Monoctenia smerintharia". Lepidoptera Barcode of Life. Archived from the original on January 11, 2019. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (24 April 2018). "Monoctenia smerintharia R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875 Dark Leaf Moth". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 24 May 2019.