Cyneoterpna wilsoni

Cyneoterpna wilsoni, or Wilson's grey, is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875. It is found in the Australian states of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.

Cyneoterpna wilsoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Cyneoterpna
Species:
C. wilsoni
Binomial name
Cyneoterpna wilsoni
Synonyms
  • Hypochroma wilsoni R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875

The wingspan is about 40 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Eucalyptus species.

References

  1. Pitkin, Linda M.; Han, Hongxiang; James, Shayleen (11 June 2007). "Moths of the tribe Pseudoterpnini (Geometridae: Geometrinae): a review of the genera" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 150 (2): 334–412. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00287.x. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (24 June 2018). "Cyneoterpna wilsoni (R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) Wilson's Grey". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 17 April 2019.


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