Hypobapta diffundens

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Hypobapta diffundens
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Hypobapta
Species:
H. diffundens
Binomial name
Hypobapta diffundens
(T. P. Lucas, 1891) [1]
Synonyms
  • Hypochroma diffundensLucas, 1891
  • Hypochroma eugrammaLower 1892

Hypobapta diffundens, the diffundens grey, is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1891. It is found in the Australian state of Queensland.

The wingspan is about 20 mm.

The larvae feed on Eucalyptus species. [2]

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References

  1. Pitkin, Linda M.; Han, Hongxiang; James, Shayleen (11 June 2007). "Moths of the tribe Pseudoterpnini (Geometridae: Geometrinae): a review of the genera" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 150 (2): 334–412. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00287.x. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  2. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (19 June 2018). "Hypobapta diffundens (T.P. Lucas, 1891) Diffundens Grey". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 17 April 2019.