Chloroclystis approximata

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Chloroclystis approximata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Chloroclystis
Species:
C. approximata
Binomial name
Chloroclystis approximata
(Walker, 1869)
Synonyms [1] [2]
  • Larentia approximataWalker, 1869 [3]
  • Phrissogonus pyretodes Meyrick, 1891

Chloroclystis approximata, the plumed looper or cherry looper, [4] is a moth in the family Geometridae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1869. [1] [2] It is found in Australia [1] [2] (Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania). [4]

The wingspan is about 3 cm (1.2 in). The larvae feed on flowers and young fruit of cherries ( Prunus avium ) and flowers and buds of apples ( Malus domestica ) and various wattles ( Acacia spp.). [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Species Chloroclystis approximata (Walker, 1869)". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Rajaei, Hossein; Hausmann, Axel; Scoble, Malcolm; Wanke, Dominic; Plotkin, David; Brehm, Gunnar; Murillo-Ramos, Leidys & Sihvonen, Pasi (6 June 2024). "Chloroclystis approximata (Walker, 1869)". Online Taxonomic Facility of Geometridae 1.1.24.158. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  3. ↑ F. Walker (1869). Characters of undescribed Lepidoptera: Heterocera. London: E. W. Janson. p. 79.
  4. 1 2 3 Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (3 December 2020). "Chloroclystis approximata (Walker, 1869)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 25 March 2025.


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