Chloroclystis catastreptes

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

Chloroclystis catastreptes is a moth in the Geometridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1891. It is found in Australia[2] (Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia).[3]

The wingspan is about 20 millimetres (0.79 in). Adults have a scalloped banded brown pattern on the wings.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  2. ↑ Edward Meyrick (1891) [1890]. "Revision of Australian Lepidoptera. IV". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (2 ed.). Linnean Society of New South Wales. 5 (4): 791–879.
  3. ↑ Scoble, M.J. (1999). "Geometrid Moths of the World; a Catalogue". Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing.
  4. ↑ Australian Insects


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