Hypobapta barnardi

Hypobapta barnardi, or Barnard's grey, is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Gilbert Macarthur Goldfinch in 1929. It is found in the Australian states of Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia.[2]

Hypobapta barnardi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Hypobapta
Species:
H. barnardi
Binomial name
Hypobapta barnardi
Goldfinch, 1929[1]

The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are grey with two jagged black lines across each forewing, and one across each hindwing.

The larvae feed on Eucalyptus odorata.

References

  1. Pitkin, Linda M.; Han, Hongxiang; James, Shayleen (11 June 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 25 April 2012.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (19 June 2018). "Hypobapta barnardi Goldfinch, 1929 Barnard's Grey". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 17 April 2019.


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