Tetracis australis

Tetracis australis is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from the coastal southern regions of the U.S. state of California from Monterey County south to Los Encinas, San Pedro Martir, Baja California, Mexico, at altitudes from near sea level to 2,135 meters.

Tetracis australis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Tetracis
Species:
T. australis
Binomial name
Tetracis australis
Ferris, 2009

The length of the forewings 19–23 mm. Adults are on wing from March to late June.

The larvae probably feed on Quercus and Populus species.


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