Chloroclystis approximata

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Chloroclystis approximata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Chloroclystis
Species:
C. approximata
Binomial name
Chloroclystis approximata
(Walker, 1869) [1]
Synonyms
  • Larentia approximataWalker, 1869
  • Phrissogonus pyretodes Meyrick, 1891
  • Chloroclytis pyretodes

Chloroclystis approximata, the cherry looper moth, is a moth in the family Geometridae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1869. It is found in Australia [2] (New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania).

The wingspan is about 40 millimetres (1.6 in). Adults are variable in colour, ranging from green to brown or grey, with a scalloped banded pattern.

The larvae feed on the flowers and young fruit of Prunus avium , Malus domestica and Acacia dealbata . They are variable in colour, ranging from green to yellow or even brown. [3]

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Chloroclystis approximata (Walker 1869)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  2. F. Walker (1869). E. W. Janson (ed.). "Characters of undescribed Lepidoptera: Heterocera". London: 112.Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "Australian Insects". Archived from the original on 2013-06-03. Retrieved 2013-04-19.