Chloroclystis coloptila
| Chloroclystis coloptila | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Chloroclystis |
| Species: | C. coloptila
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| Binomial name | |
| Chloroclystis coloptila | |
Chloroclystis coloptila is a moth in the family Geometridae.[2] It is found in the Marquesas Archipelago[3][4][5] where it occurs on several islands (Nuku Hiva, Eiao, Ua Pou, and Hiva Oa) from low altitudes to 1,210 m (3,960 ft) above sea level.[5]
Description
[edit]The species is 13–17 mm (0.51–0.67 in) long and have coneless face which is V-shaped and is black in colour. Pedipalp is 2 mm (0.079 in) long and is longer in females then in males.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Prout, Louis B. (1929). "The Geometridae of the St. George Expedition from French Oceania". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 77: 265–277 [268].
- ^ a b Rajaei, Hossein; Hausmann, Axel; Scoble, Malcolm; Wanke, Dominic; Plotkin, David; Brehm, Gunnar; Murillo-Ramos, Leidys & Sihvonen, Pasi (6 June 2024). "Chloroclystis coloptila Prout, 1929". Online Taxonomic Facility of Geometridae 1.1.24.158. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chloroclystis_auctorum coloptila". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
- ^ Peter Oboyski (June 2010). "Lepidoptera of French Polynesia - Photo Gallery". Moths of French Polynesia. University of California Berkeley. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
- ^ a b Prout, Louis B. (1935) [1934]. "Geometridae from the Marquesas Islands" (PDF). Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin. 114: 171–177.