Cleora repetita
Cleora repetita is a species of moth of the family Geometridae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1882.[1] It is found from Sundaland to Australia and the Solomon Islands.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Cleora |
| Species: | C. repetita |
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The wingspan is about 40 mm. Adults are greyish brown with a dark wavy line across each wing.[3]
The larvae feed on Terminalia, Premna, Persea (including Persea americana), Callistemon (including Callistemon saligna), Eucalyptus (including Eucalyptus pilularis), Lithomyrtus (including Lithomyrtus obtusa) and Flindersia (including Flindersia australis) species.
References
- "Species Cleora repetita (Butler, 1882)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- Savela, Markku. "Cleora repetita (Butler, 1882)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (22 May 2015). "Cleora repetita (Butler, 1882)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
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