Chloropteryx paularia
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Chloropteryx |
Species: | C. paularia
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Binomial name | |
Chloropteryx paularia (Möschler, 1886)
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Chloropteryx paularia is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1886. It is found in the US state of Florida,[1] as well as in the Greater Antilles.[2]
The wingspan is about 16 mm.
The larvae feed on Myrica cerifera.[3]
References
- ^ "910660.00 – 7077 – Chloropteryx paularia – (Möschler, 1886)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- ^ Moths of Jamaica
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Chloropteryx paularia (Möschler, 1886)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 14, 2019.