Chaetolopha emporias

Chaetolopha emporias
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Chaetolopha
Species:	C. emporias
Binomial name
	Chaetolopha emporias; (Turner, 1904)
Synonyms
	Scordylia emporias Turner, 1904; Scordylia pteridophila Turner, 1907; Scotocyma pteridophila;

Chaetolopha emporias is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is known from Australia, including Queensland and Tasmania.

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adult have brown wings, with a pale spot in a dark mark near the apex, and broad light and dark bands across each forewing. The hindwings are uniform pale brown.^[3]

The larvae are thought to feed on various Polypodiophyta species.

References

^ Australian Faunal Directory
^ "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
^ lepidoptera.butterflyhouse

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[1] Australian Faunal Directory

[2] "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 15 July 2013.

[3] tera.butterflyhouse

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