Hypodoxa bryophylla

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Hypodoxa bryophylla
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Hypodoxa
Species:
H. bryophylla
Binomial name
Hypodoxa bryophylla
(Goldfinch, 1929) [1]
Synonyms
  • Pingasa bryophyllaGoldfinch, 1929

Hypodoxa bryophylla, the green looper moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Gilbert M. Goldfinch in 1929. It is found in the Australian states of Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.

The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are green, with reddish-brown markings, and black zigzag lines across each wing. [2]

The larvae feed on the foliage of Eucalyptus and Angophora species, as well as Acacia falcata , Acacia leiocalyx and Acacia pycnantha . They are thin and green, with a red and white line along each side of the body. The larva may reach a length of about 50 mm. Pupation takes place in a loose cocoon within joined curled leaves of the food plant.

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References

  1. Pitkin, Linda M.; Han, Hongxiang; James, Shayleen (June 11, 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 April 25, 2012.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (3 January 2013). "Hypodoxa bryophylla (Goldfinch, 1929)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 17 April 2019.