Chaetolopha decipiens

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]
Synonyms
  • Cidaria decipiens Butler, 1886

Chaetolopha decipiens is a species of moth of the Geometridae family. 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.[2]

The larvae are thought to feed on Polypodiophyta species.

References

  1. ^ Australian Faunal Directory
  2. ^ Australian Insects
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