Chloroclystis inductata

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Chloroclystis inductata
Chloroclystis inductata male.jpg
Male specimen
Chloroclystis inductata female.jpg
Female specimen
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Chloroclystis
Species:
C. inductata
Binomial name
Chloroclystis inductata
(Walker, 1862) [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Coremia inductataWalker, 1862
  • Scotosia subitataWalker, 1862
  • Eupithecia indicatariaWalker, 1863
  • Eupithecia semialbataWalker, 1863
  • Cidaria semilineataFelder and Rogenhofer, 1875
  • Chloroclystis semialbata(Felder and Rogenhofer, 1875)

Chloroclystis inductata is a moth of the family Geometridae. [2] It is endemic to New Zealand. [3] It was first described by Francis Walker in 1862. [4] The male of this species can be easily identified by the distinctive 'scalloping' of the hindwings .

The larvae feed on the flowers of various plants. [5]

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Chloroclystis inductata (Walker 1862)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  2. 1 2 John Stewart Dugdale (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. 14: 1–264. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN   0111-5383. Wikidata   Q45083134.
  3. "Chloroclystis inductata (Walker, 1862)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
  4. 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.
  5. "PlantSynz - Invertebrate herbivore biodiversity assessment tool: Database". plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2018-07-17.