Chloroclystis filata

Chloroclystis filata
Male specimen
Female specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Chloroclystis
Species: C. filata
Binomial name
Chloroclystis filata
(Guenée, 1857)[1]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia filata Guenée, 1857
  • Phibalapteryx rubroferrata Walker, 1862

Chloroclystis filata, the filata moth, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae.[2] It is found in New Zealand, the south eastern quarter of Australia and on Norfolk Island. Its host plants are Acacias (the blossoms) and Fabaceae (the petals).[3]

References

  1. "Chloroclystis filata (Guenee 1857)". www.taxapad.com. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  2. "Chloroclystis filata (Gueneeb, 1857)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  3. "COMMON MOTHS of the Adelaide Region - Sheet 1" (PDF). butterflygardening.net.au. Butterfly Conservation South Australia. Retrieved 8 May 2018.


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