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Asaphodes aegrota
Asaphodes aegrota female.jpg
Female specimen
Asaphodes aegrota male.jpg
Male specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Hexapoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Asaphodes
Species:
A. aegrota
Binomial name
Asaphodes aegrota
(Butler, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Selidosema aegrota Butler, 1879

Asaphodes aegrota is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879 as Selidosema aegrota. It is endemic to New Zealand.

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  • Asaphodes aegrota 169707226

    Living male A. aegrota.

  • Fig 18 MA I437613 TePapa Plate-XIV-The-butterflies full (cropped)

    Illustration of male A. aegrota by George Hudson.

  • Bellis perennis 26598961

    Bellis perennis, an introduced host plant for larvae of A. aegrota.

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