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Chaetolopha emporias

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Geometridae

Scientific name
  
Chaetolopha emporias

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Chaetolopha

Rank
  
Species

Chaetolopha emporias

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.

The larvae are thought to feed on various Polypodiophyta species.

References

Chaetolopha emporias Wikipedia