Sigillictystis insigillata

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Sigillictystis insigillata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Sigilliclystis
Species:
S. insigillata
Binomial name
Sigilliclystis insigillata
(Walker, 1862) [1]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia insigillataWalker, 1862
  • Chloroclystis insigillata
  • Eupithecia destructataWalker, 1869

Sigilliclystis insigillata is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. [2] [3] [4] It is found in Australia, [5] [4] [6] including Tasmania. This species has also been introduced to New Zealand. [7]

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Chloroclystis insigillata (Walker 1862)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  2. "Sigilliclystis insigillata (Walker, 1862) (Eupithecia)". Geometric Moths of the World. Forum Herbulot. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  3. "Sigilliclystis insigillata (Walker, 1862)". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  4. 1 2 Savela, Markku. "Sigilliclystis Galsworthy, 1999". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  5. "Species Chloroclystis insigillata (Walker, 1862)". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  6. Galsworthy, A.C., 1999: New and revised eupitheciine species (Geometridae, Larentiinae) from Hong Kong and South East Asia. Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan50(3): 223–234. Abstract and full article:
  7. RJB Hoare; N Hudson (December 2018). "Adventive moths (Lepidoptera) established in mainland New Zealand: Additions and new identifications since 2001". Australian Entomologist . 45 (3): 273–324. ISSN   1320-6133. Wikidata   Q110305107.