Chaetolopha oxyntis

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

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

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. ↑ "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. 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


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