Chloroclystis sphragitis
| Chloroclystis sphragitis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Chloroclystis |
| Species: | C. sphragitis |
| Binomial name | |
| Chloroclystis sphragitis (Meyrick, 1888)[1] | |
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Chloroclystis sphragitis is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in New Zealand,[2] where it has been recorded from both the North and South Islands.
Adults are highly variable, the colouring resembling bird droppings. The forewings are pale ochreous with a narrow darker area at the base followed by a narrow oblique pale band, then a broad central band, a rather narrow curved pale band and finally several small irregular patches on the termen. The hindwings are pale ochreous with numerous wavy, pale brown lines on the dorsum. Adults are on wing from September to February.[3]
References
- ↑ "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 2013.
- ↑ LepIndex
- ↑ New Zealand moths and butterflies (Macro-lepidoptera)
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