Hypobapta percomptaria
Hypobapta percomptaria, the southern grey, is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is known from Australia, including South Australia, New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and Tasmania.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Hypobapta |
| Species: | H. percomptaria |
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The wingspan is about 50 mm. Adults are grey-brown with wavy lines. Specimens from Tasmania are generally paler than mainland specimens.[3]
The larvae feed on Eucalyptus species. Young larvae are brown with a red head and tail. Later instars become green with a conical head.
References
- Australian Faunal Directory
- Pitkin, Linda M.; Han, Hongxiang; James, Shayleen (June 11, 2007). "Moths of the tribe Pseudoterpnini (Geometridae: Geometrinae): a review of the genera" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 150 (2): 334–412. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00287.x. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
- Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (21 June 2018). "Hypobapta percomptaria (Guenée, 1857) Southern Grey". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
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