Chloroclystis filata
Male specimen
Female specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Chloroclystis
Species:
C. filata
Binomial name
Chloroclystis filata
(Guenée, 1857)[1]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia filata Guenée, 1857
  • Phibalapteryx rubroferrata Walker, 1862

Chloroclystis filata, the filata moth, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae.[2] It is found in New Zealand, the south eastern quarter of Australia and on Norfolk Island. Its host plants are acacias (the blossoms) and Fabaceae (the petals).[3]

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Chloroclystis filata (Guenee 1857)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  2. "Chloroclystis filata (Gueneeb, 1857)". New Zealand Organisms Register. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  3. "Common Moths of the Adelaide Region - Sheet 1" (PDF). Butterfly Conservation South Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.


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