Chaetolopha decipiens

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Chaetolopha decipiens
Chaetolopha decipiens1.jpg
Scientific classification
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Geometridae
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C. decipiens
Binomial name
Chaetolopha decipiens
(Butler, 1886)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Cidaria decipiens Butler, 1886

Chaetolopha decipiens is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is known from New South Wales.

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults have brown wings, with broad light and dark zigzag bands across each forewing. The hindwings are a uniform pale brown.[3]

The larvae are thought to feed on Polypodiophyta species.

References[]

  1. ^ Australian Faunal Directory
  2. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Chaetolopha decipiens (Butler 1886)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  3. ^ Australian Insects


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