Chloroclystis inductata

Chloroclystis inductata
Male specimen
Female specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Chloroclystis
Species: C. inductata
Binomial name
Chloroclystis inductata
(Walker, 1862)[1]
Synonyms
  • Coremia inductata Walker, 1862
  • Scotosia subitata Walker, 1862
  • Eupithecia indicataria Walker, 1863
  • Eupithecia semialbata Walker, 1863
  • Cidaria semilineata Felder and Rogenhofer, 1875

Chloroclystis inductata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand.[2] It was first described by Francis Walker in 1862.[3]

The larvae feed on the flowers of various plants.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "Chloroclystis inductata (Walker, 1862)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
  3. ↑ Walker, Francis (1862). "XXV: Geometrites (continued)". List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. 25: 1281–1477 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  4. ↑ "PlantSynz - Invertebrate herbivore biodiversity assessment tool: Database". plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2018-07-17.


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