Chaetolopha oxyntis

Chaetolopha oxyntis is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Australia (Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria).[2]

Chaetolopha oxyntis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Chaetolopha
Species:
C. oxyntis
Binomial name
Chaetolopha oxyntis
(Meyrick, 1891)[1]
Synonyms
  • Scordylia oxyntis Meyrick, 1891

The wingspan is about 40 mm. The wings are pale brown with a dark brown triangle outlined in white on the forewings.[3]

The larvae probably feed on Polypodiophyta species.

References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Chaetolopha oxyntis (Meyrick 1891)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  2. A revision of the genus Chaetolopha Warren (Lepidoptera : Geometridae : Larentiinae) with a description of Parachaetolopha, gen. nov.
  3. Australian Insects
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chaetolopha oxyntis.
Wikispecies has information related to Chaetolopha oxyntis.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.