Hypobapta percomptaria
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Clade: | Euarthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Hypobapta |
| Species: | H. percomptaria |
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Hypobapta percomptaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is known from Australia, including South Australia, New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and Tasmania.
The wingspan is about 50 mm. Adults are grey-brown with wavy lines. Specimens from Tasmania are generally paler than mainland specimens.[3]
The larvae feed on Eucalyptus species. Young larvae are brown with a red head and tail. Later instars become green with a conical head.
References
- ↑ Australian Faunal Directory
- ↑ Pitkin, Linda M. ; Hongxiang Han & Shayleen James, 2007, Moths of the tribe Pseudoterpnini (Geometridae: Geometrinae): a review of the genera, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 150: 343-412. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00287.x
- ↑ lepidoptera.butterflyhouse
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