Chloroclystis catastreptes
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Chloroclystis |
| Species: | C. catastreptes
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Chloroclystis catastreptes, the green and brown carpet, is a moth in the family Geometridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1891. It is found in Australia[2] (Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia).[3]
The wingspan is about 20 millimetres (0.79 in). Adults have a scalloped banded brown pattern on the wings.[4]
References
- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Chloroclystis catastreptes (Meyrick 1891)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ Meyrick, Edward (1891) [1890]. "Revision of Australian Lepidoptera. IV". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 5 (4) (2 ed.). Linnean Society of New South Wales: 791–879. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.18666.
- ^ Scoble, M. J. (1999). "Geometrid Moths of the World; a Catalogue". Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (16 September 2013). "Chloroclystis catastreptes (Meyrick, 1891) Green and Brown Carpet". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
External links
Media related to Chloroclystis catastreptes at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Chloroclystis catastreptes at Wikispecies
