Chloroclystis catastreptes
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Chloroclystis |
Species: | C. catastreptes
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Chloroclystis catastreptes, the green and brown carpet, is a moth in the family Geometridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1891. It is found in Australia[2] (Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia).[3]
The wingspan is about 20 millimetres (0.79 in). Adults have a scalloped banded brown pattern on the wings.[4]
References[]
- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Chloroclystis catastreptes (Meyrick 1891)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ Meyrick, Edward (1891) [1890]. "Revision of Australian Lepidoptera. IV". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (2 ed.). Linnean Society of New South Wales. 5 (4): 791–879. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.18666.
- ^ Scoble, M. J. (1999). "Geometrid Moths of the World; a Catalogue". Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. Cite journal requires
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(help) - ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (16 September 2013). "Chloroclystis catastreptes (Meyrick, 1891) Green and Brown Carpet". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
External links[]
Media related to Chloroclystis catastreptes at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Chloroclystis catastreptes at Wikispecies
Categories:
- Moths described in 1891
- Chloroclystis
- Moths of Australia
- Taxa named by Edward Meyrick
- Chloroclystis stubs