Crypsiphona ocultaria | |
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Underside of the wings, showing the red lines | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Crypsiphona |
Species: | C. ocultaria
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Binomial name | |
Crypsiphona ocultaria | |
Synonyms | |
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Crypsiphona ocultaria (erroneously as: Phalaena occultaria Guenée, 1857) the red-lined looper moth or red-lined geometer, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Edward Donovan in 1805 and it is found in Australia. [2]
It is one of the most common moths found in Australia. The "red-lined" part of the name refers to the red markings seen on the undersides of the wings. The moth has a wingspan of 4-5cm. [3] [4] Both sexes of the moth are similar in appearance. [3] When threatened the grub stands still, pretending to be a stick. [5]
As larvae it is a bluish-green with an off-white line on its sides. The larvae feed on eucalypt leaves. [3]
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Crypsiphona ocultaria | |
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Underside of the wings, showing the red lines | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Crypsiphona |
Species: | C. ocultaria
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Binomial name | |
Crypsiphona ocultaria | |
Synonyms | |
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Crypsiphona ocultaria (erroneously as: Phalaena occultaria Guenée, 1857) the red-lined looper moth or red-lined geometer, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Edward Donovan in 1805 and it is found in Australia. [2]
It is one of the most common moths found in Australia. The "red-lined" part of the name refers to the red markings seen on the undersides of the wings. The moth has a wingspan of 4-5cm. [3] [4] Both sexes of the moth are similar in appearance. [3] When threatened the grub stands still, pretending to be a stick. [5]
As larvae it is a bluish-green with an off-white line on its sides. The larvae feed on eucalypt leaves. [3]
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