Gellonia dejectaria, the brown evening moth, is a species of moth in the family Geometridae.[2] The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1860. It is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Gellonia |
| Species: | G. dejectaria |
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G. dejectaria larvae eat the leaves of the māhoe, supplejack and bush lawyer plants.[3][4]
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