Nisista serrata

Nisista serrata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Nisista
Species: N. serrata
Binomial name
Nisista serrata
(Walker, 1857)[1]
Synonyms
  • Xylina serrata Walker, 1857
  • Chlenias carburaria Guenée, 1857
  • Gastrina denticulata Swinhoe, 1900

Nisista serrata is a species of moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in Australia, including Tasmania, Victoria and South Australia.[2]

The wingspan is about 50 mm. Adults are brown with dark zigzag lines across the wings.

The larvae are initially black with white spots.

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