Hypodoxa erebusata

Hypodoxa erebusata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Hypodoxa
Species: H. erebusata
Binomial name
Hypodoxa erebusata
(Walker, 1860)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hypochroma erebusata Walker, 1860
  • Hypochroma erebata Meyrick, 1888

Hypodoxa erebusata is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in Australia, including Queensland.[2]

The wingspan is about 40 mm. Adults are grey with a dark spot near the center of each wing.[3]

The larvae feed on Melaleuca quinquenervia.

References

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  1. Pitkin, Linda M. ; Hongxiang Han & Shayleen James, 2007, Moths of the tribe Pseudoterpnini (Geometridae: Geometrinae): a review of the genera, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 150: 343-412. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00287.x
  2. Australian Faunal Directory
  3. Australian Insects


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