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Chaetolopha leucophragma

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Chaetolopha leucophragma
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C. leucophragma
Binomial name
Chaetolopha leucophragma
(Meyrick, 1891)[1]
Synonyms
  • Scordylia leucophragma Meyrick, 1891

Chaetolopha leucophragma is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in Australia (Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania).[2]

The wings are brown with three pale zigzag lines across the forewings and a white dash near the apex. The hindwings are paler brown with a dark zigzag line.[3]

The larvae probably feed on Polypodiophyta species.

References

  1. ^ "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ^ A revision of the genus Chaetolopha Warren (Lepidoptera : Geometridae : Larentiinae) with a description of Parachaetolopha, gen. nov.
  3. ^ Australian Insects