Chloropteryx paularia
Chloropteryx paularia is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1886. It is found in the US state of Florida,[1] as well as in the Greater Antilles.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Chloropteryx |
| Species: | C. paularia |
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| Chloropteryx paularia (Möschler, 1886) | |
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The wingspan is about 16 mm.
The larvae feed on Myrica cerifera.[3]
References
- "910660.00 – 7077 – Chloropteryx paularia – (Möschler, 1886)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- Moths of Jamaica
- Savela, Markku. "Chloropteryx paularia (Möschler, 1886)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
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