Biology:Casuariclystis

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Short description: Genus of moths

Casuariclystis
Casuariclystis latifascia (Walker, 1866).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Larentiinae
Tribe: Eupitheciini
Genus: Casuariclystis
Holloway, 1997[1]
Species:
C. latifascia
Binomial name
Casuariclystis latifascia
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia latifascia Walker, 1866
  • Eupithecia inexplicata Walker, 1866
  • Eupithecia perceptata Walker, 1866
  • Gymnoscelis nigella de Joannis, 1906
  • Chloroclystis metallicata T. B. Fletcher, 1910
  • Chloroclystis scintillata Prout 1932

Casuariclystis is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It contains only one species, Casuariclystis latifascia, which is widespread. The range includes Borneo, the Andamans, Fiji, Rotuma Island, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Hong Kong, the Ogasawara Islands, Kenya, Mauritius, Aldabra, and the Seychelles.[2] The habitat consists of coastal areas, dry heath forests, limestone forests, oceanic islands, and dry secondary forests.

The larvae feed on Casuarina species.

References

  1. ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Casuariclystis Holloway, 1997". http://www.afromoths.net/genus/show/601610. Retrieved December 8, 2017. 
  2. ↑ The Moths of Borneo

Works cited

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