Chaetolopha emporias

Chaetolopha emporias is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is known from Australia, including Queensland and Tasmania.

Chaetolopha emporias
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Chaetolopha
Species:
C. emporias
Binomial name
Chaetolopha emporias
(Turner, 1904)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Scordylia emporias Turner, 1904
  • Scordylia pteridophila Turner, 1907
  • Scotocyma pteridophila

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adult have brown wings, with a pale spot in a dark mark near the apex, and broad light and dark bands across each forewing. The hindwings are uniform pale brown.[3]

The larvae are thought to feed on various Polypodiophyta species.

References
  1. Australian Faunal Directory
  2. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Chaetolopha emporias (Turner 1904)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  3. lepidoptera.butterflyhouse
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