Biology:Chloroclystis coloptila
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Short description: Species of moth
| Chloroclystis coloptila | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Chloroclystis |
| Species: | C. coloptila
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| Binomial name | |
| Chloroclystis coloptila | |
Chloroclystis coloptila is a moth in the family Geometridae.[2] It is found in the Marquesas Archipelago[3][4][5] where it occurs on several islands (Nuku Hiva, Eiao, Ua Pou, and Hiva Oa) from low altitudes to 1,210 m (3,960 ft) above sea level.[5]
Description
The species is 13–17 mm (0.51–0.67 in) long and have coneless face which is V-shaped and is black in colour. Pedipalp is 2 mm (0.079 in) long and is longer in females then in males.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Prout, Louis B. (1929). "The Geometridae of the St. George Expedition from French Oceania". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 77: 265–277 [268]. https://books.google.com/books?id=nKJFAQAAIAAJ&q=Chloroclystis+coloptila.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rajaei, Hossein; Hausmann, Axel; Scoble, Malcolm; Wanke, Dominic; Plotkin, David; Brehm, Gunnar; Murillo-Ramos, Leidys; Sihvonen, Pasi (6 June 2024). "Chloroclystis coloptila Prout, 1929". Online Taxonomic Facility of Geometridae 1.1.24.158. https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/185410/taxon/3096.
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Chloroclystis_auctorum coloptila". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=218213.
- ↑ Peter Oboyski (June 2010). "Lepidoptera of French Polynesia - Photo Gallery". Moths of French Polynesia. University of California Berkeley. https://nature.berkeley.edu/~oboyski67/Lepidoptera/Geometridae_FP.htm.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Prout, Louis B. (1935). "Geometridae from the Marquesas Islands". Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin 114: 171–177. http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pubs-online/pdf/bull114-171.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q13465250 entry
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