Chloroclystis approximata

Chloroclystis approximata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Chloroclystis
Species: C. approximata
Binomial name
Chloroclystis approximata
(Walker, 1869)[1]
Synonyms
  • Larentia approximata Walker, 1869
  • Phrissogonus pyretodes Meyrick, 1891
  • Chloroclytis pyretodes

Chloroclystis approximata, the cherry looper moth, is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Australia[2] (New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania).

The wingspan is about 40 mm. Adults are variable in colour, ranging from green to brown or grey, with a scalloped banded pattern.

The larvae feed on the flowers and young fruit of Prunus avium, Malus domestica and Acacia dealbata. They are variable in colour, ranging from green to yellow or even brown.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 2013. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. ↑ Australian Faunal Directory
  3. ↑ Australian Insects
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