Rhuma argyraspis is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1893. It is found in Australia, including Queensland.

Rhuma argyraspis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Rhuma
Species:
R. argyraspis
Binomial name
Rhuma argyraspis
(Lower, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Sterictopsis argyraspis Lower, 1893
  • Sterictopsis inconsequens Warren, 1898[1][2]

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Eucalyptus species, including Eucalyptus odorata.

References

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  1. ^ Australian Faunal Directory[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Pitkin, Linda M.; Han, Hongxiang; James, Shayleen (11 June 2007). "Moths of the tribe Pseudoterpnini (Geometridae: Geometrinae): a review of the genera" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 150 (2): 334–412. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00287.x. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)