Chloroclystis sphragitis

Chloroclystis sphragitis
Female specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Chloroclystis
Species:
C. sphragitis
Binomial name
Chloroclystis sphragitis
(Meyrick, 1888)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pasiphila sphragitis Meyrick, 1888

Chloroclystis sphragitis is a moth in the family Geometridae.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand,[3] where it has been recorded in both the North and South Islands.[4] It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1888 using specimens collected in Wellington and Christchurch in February.[5]

Adults are highly variable, the colouring resembling bird droppings. The forewings are pale ochreous with a narrow darker area at the base followed by a narrow oblique pale band, then a broad central band, a rather narrow curved pale band and finally several small irregular patches on the termen. The hindwings are pale ochreous with numerous wavy, pale brown lines on the dorsum. Adults are on wing from September to February.[4]

References

  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Chloroclystis sphragitis (Meyrick 1888)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Chloroclystis_auctorum sphragitis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  3. ^ "Chloroclystis sphragitis Meyrick, 1888". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
  4. ^ a b Hudson, George Vernon (1898). New Zealand moths and butterflies (Macro-lepidoptera). London: West, Newman & co. p. 43. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.7912. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ^ Meyrick, Edward (May 1888). "Notes on New Zealand Geometrina". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 20: 47–62 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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