Gastrina

Gastrina is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae.[1] Its only species, Gastrina cristaria, the wave-lined geometrid, is found in the south-eastern quarter of Australia. Both the genus and species were first described by Achille Guenée in 1857.[2]

Gastrina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Subfamily:
Ennominae
Tribe:
Nacophorini
Genus:
Gastrina

Guenée, 1857
Species:
G. cristaria
Binomial name
Gastrina cristaria
Guenée, 1857
Synonyms
  • Generic
    • Passa Walker, 1866
  • Specific
    • Praxis illapsa Walker, [1858]
    • Hypochroma velutinata Walker, 1860
    • Passa latifasciata Walker, 1866

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Gastrina Guenée, 1857". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  2. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (9 October 2018). "Gastrina cristaria Guenée, 1857 Wave-lined Geometrid". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 2 April 2019.


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