Fisera perplexata

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Fisera perplexata
Fisera perplexata 1.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Species:
F. perplexata
Binomial name
Fisera perplexata
Walker, 1860

Fisera perplexata, the light-tan crest-moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1860. It is found in Australia.

Fisera perplexata 2.jpg

Adults have brown forewings, each with a central dark spot. The summer form has a submarginal row of smaller dark dots. The winter form has a pale marginal area marked by a dark cusped submarginal line.

External links[]

  • Australian Faunal Directory
  • Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (3 June 2018). "Fisera perplexata Walker, 1860 Light-tan Crest-moth". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 1 April 2019.


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