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Prochoerodes truxaliata

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Prochoerodes truxaliata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Ourapterygini
Genus: Prochoerodes
Species:
P. truxaliata
Binomial name
Prochoerodes truxaliata
(Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1858)

Prochoerodes truxaliata is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae.[1][2]

The MONA or Hodges number for Prochoerodes truxaliata is 6977.[3]

It has also been released in Australia for the biological control of Baccharis halimifolia.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Prochoerodes truxaliata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Prochoerodes truxaliata". Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ^ Further observations on the biology and host specificity of Prochoerodes truxaliata (Guenee) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), a biological control agent for Baccharis halimifolia L. in Australia

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