Biology:Hypobapta diffundens

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Short description: Species of moth

Hypobapta diffundens
Hypobapta diffundens.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Hypobapta
Species:
H. diffundens
Binomial name
Hypobapta diffundens
(T. P. Lucas, 1891)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hypochroma diffundens Lucas, 1891
  • Hypochroma eugramma Lower 1892

Hypobapta diffundens, the diffundens grey, is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1891. It is found in the Australian state of Queensland.

The wingspan is about 20 mm.

The larvae feed on Eucalyptus species.[2]

References

  1. Pitkin, Linda M.; Han, Hongxiang; James, Shayleen (11 June 2007). "Moths of the tribe Pseudoterpnini (Geometridae: Geometrinae): a review of the genera". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 150 (2): 334–412. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00287.x. http://www.aseanbiodiversity.info/Abstract/51012319.pdf. 
  2. Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella (19 June 2018). "Hypobapta diffundens (T.P. Lucas, 1891) Diffundens Grey". http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/geom/diffundens.html. Retrieved 17 April 2019. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5959180 entry