Hypodoxa erebusata
Hypodoxa erebusata is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1860. It is found in Australia, including Queensland.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Hypodoxa |
| Species: | H. erebusata |
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The wingspan is about 40 mm. Adults are grey with a dark spot near the center of each wing.[3]
The larvae feed on Melaleuca quinquenervia.
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- 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)
- Australian Faunal Directory
- Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (20 January 2019). "Hypodoxa erebusata (Walker, 1860)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
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