Chaetolopha pseudooxyntis

Chaetolopha pseudooxyntis is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Australia (Queensland).[2]

Chaetolopha pseudooxyntis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Chaetolopha
Species:
C. pseudooxyntis
Binomial name
Chaetolopha pseudooxyntis
Schmidt, 2002[1]

The wingspan is about 10 millimetres (0.39 in). The wings are pale brown with a large dark brown triangle outlined in white on the forewings.[3]

The larvae probably feed on Polypodiophyta species.

References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki (1997–2012). "Chaetolopha decipiens (Butler 1886)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on September 15, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
  2. Schmidt, O. (2002). "A revision of the genus Chaetolopha Warren (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae) with a description of Parachaetolopha, gen. nov". Invertebrate Systematics. CSIRO. 16 (5): 703. doi:10.1071/it01013.
  3. Australian Insects


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