Chaetolopha decipiens

Chaetolopha decipiens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Chaetolopha
Species:	C. decipiens
Binomial name
	Chaetolopha decipiens; (Butler, 1886)[1][2]
Synonyms
	Cidaria decipiens Butler, 1886;

Chaetolopha decipiens is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is known from New South Wales.

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults have brown wings, with broad light and dark zigzag bands across each forewing. The hindwings are a uniform pale brown.[3]

The larvae are thought to feed on Polypodiophyta species.

References

Australian Faunal Directory
Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Chaetolopha decipiens (Butler 1886)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
Australian Insects

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[1] Australian Faunal Directory

[2] Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Chaetolopha decipiens (Butler 1886)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2013.

[3] Australian Insects