Casuariclystis

Casuariclystis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Casuariclystis; Holloway, 1997
Species:	C. latifascia
Binomial name
	Casuariclystis latifascia; (Walker, 1866)
Type species
	Eupithecia latifascia Walker, 1866;
Synonyms
	Eupithecia latifascia Walker, 1866; Eupithecia inexplicata Walker, 1866; Eupithecia perceptata Walker, 1866; Gymnoscelis nigella Joannis, 1906; Chloroclystis metallicata Fletcher, 1910; Chloroclystis scintillata Prout 1932;

Casuariclystis is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae. It contains only one species, Casuariclystis latifascia, which is widespread. The range includes Borneo, the Andamans, Fiji, Rotuma Island, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Hong Kong, the Ogasawara Islands, Kenya, Mauritius, Aldabra, and the Seychelles.^[3] The habitat consists of coastal areas, dry heath forests, limestone forests, oceanic islands, and dry secondary forests.

Adults are purplish dark brown, with a series of regular sinuous fasciae on both wings.

The larvae feed on Casuarina species.

References

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^ "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
^ The Moths of Borneo

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