Maxates centrophylla
Maxates centrophylla | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Maxates |
Species: | M. centrophylla
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Maxates centrophylla | |
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Maxates centrophylla is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is known from Australia, including Tasmania.
Adults are pale brown with dark speckles forming indistinct zig-zag lines. There is a dark spot near the centre of the wings. The forewings each have a pointed apex and a recurved margin. The hindwing margins are angled.[2]
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Aotus ericoides.
References[]
- ^ Australian Faunal Directory[permanent dead link]
- ^ lepidoptera.butterflyhouse
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Categories:
- Hemitheini
- Moths described in 1888
- Geometrinae stubs