Chloropteryx paularia

Chloropteryx paularia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Chloropteryx
Species: C. paularia
Binomial name
Chloropteryx paularia
(Möschler, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Nemoria paularia Möschler, 1886
  • Aplodes punctata Warren, 1904

Chloropteryx paularia is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Florida,[1] as well as on the Greater Antilles.[2]

The wingspan is about 16 mm.

The larvae feed on Myrica cerifera.[3]

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