Biology:Crypsiphona ocultaria
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Short description: Species of moth
| Crypsiphona ocultaria | |
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| Underside of the wings, showing the red lines | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Crypsiphona |
| Species: | C. ocultaria
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| Binomial name | |
| Crypsiphona ocultaria (Donovan, 1805)[1]
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Crypsiphona ocultaria (erroneously as: Phalaena occultaria Guenée, 1857) the red-lined looper moth or red-lined geometer, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Edward Donovan in 1805 and it is found in Australia .[2]
It is one of the most common moths found in Australia. The "red-lined" part of the name refers to the red markings seen on the undersides of the wings. The moth has a wingspan of 4-5cm.[3][4] Both sexes of the moth are similar in appearance.[3] When threatened the grub stands still, pretending to be a stick.[5]
As larvae it is a bluish-green with an off-white line on its sides. The larvae feed on eucalypt leaves. [3]
References
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- ↑ Pitkin, Linda M.; Han, Hongxiang; James, Shayleen (June 11, 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.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Crypsiphona ocultaria (Donovan, 1805)". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/geometroidea/geometridae/geometrinae/crypsiphona/#ocultaria.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Carter, David (1992). Butterflies and Moths (First American ed.). DK Publishing. pp. 195.
- ↑ "Red-lined Looper Moth". https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/17583006.
- ↑ Zborowski, P. & Edwards, T. (2007). A Guide to Australian Moths: CSIRO.
Wikidata ☰ Q13502301 entry
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