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This moth's wings vary in colour and patterns as seen in the photos below.<br />
This moth's wings vary in colour and patterns as seen in the photos below.<br />
[http://ketenewplymouth.peoplesnetworknz.info/image_files/0000/0012/0293/Australian_Pug_Moth_Chloroclystis_filata_.JPG]
[[File:Australian Pug Moth Chloroclystis filata .JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]]


[http://ketenewplymouth.peoplesnetworknz.info/image_files/0000/0012/0298/Chloroclystis_filata.jpg]
[[File:Chloroclystis filata.jpg|frameless|upright 2.25]]


[http://ketenewplymouth.peoplesnetworknz.info/image_files/0000/0011/3968/1-Australian_pug__Chloroclystis_filata___-001.JPG]
[[File:1-Australian pug Chloroclystis filata -001.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]]


[http://ketenewplymouth.peoplesnetworknz.info/image_files/0000/0010/4378/Chloroclystis_filata___Australian_pug_moth_.JPG]
[[File:Chloroclystis filata Australian pug moth .JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]]


[http://ketenewplymouth.peoplesnetworknz.info/image_files/0000/0010/1933/Chloroclystis_filata.JPG]
[[File:Chloroclystis filata.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]]


[http://ketenewplymouth.peoplesnetworknz.info/image_files/0000/0008/4793/Chloroclystis_filata-003.JPG]
[[File:Chloroclystis filata-003.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]]


Female moth with large white patches<br />
Female moth with large white patches<br />
[http://ketenewplymouth.peoplesnetworknz.info/image_files/0000/0010/0513/Chloroclystis_filata.JPG]
[[File:Chloroclystis filata.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]]


[http://ketenewplymouth.peoplesnetworknz.info/image_files/0000/0008/5848/1-Australian_Pug_Moth__Chloroclystis_filata_.JPG]
[[File:1-Australian Pug Moth Chloroclystis filata .JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]]


The underside of the moth.<br />
The underside of the moth.<br />
[http://ketenewplymouth.peoplesnetworknz.info/image_files/0000/0010/4383/Chloroclystis_filata___Australian_pug_moth_-001.JPG] <br />
[[File:Chloroclystis filata Australian pug moth -001.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] <br />
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Thanks to Wikipedia for text and information: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
Thanks to Wikipedia for text and information: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/





Latest revision as of 12:03, 24 September 2019

Kingdom:   Animalia
Phylum:     Arthropoda
Class:        Insecta
Order:       Lepidoptera
Family:      Geometridae
Genus:      Chloroclystis
Species:     C. filata
Binomial name: Chloroclystis filata
Synonyms:     Eupithecia filata, Phibalapteryx rubroferrata
Common name: Filata Moth, Australian pug moth

Chloroclystis filata is a species of moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in New Zealand, the south eastern quarter of Australia and on Norfolk Island. Chloroclystis filata cis self-introduced in the 1960s and is now common all over New Zealand. The caterpillars feed on flowers of shrubs. It likes gorse and kanuka.
This moth has a wingspan of 25mm

This moth's wings vary in colour and patterns as seen in the photos below.
Australian Pug Moth Chloroclystis filata .JPG

Chloroclystis filata.jpg

1-Australian pug Chloroclystis filata -001.JPG

Chloroclystis filata Australian pug moth .JPG

Chloroclystis filata.JPG

Chloroclystis filata-003.JPG

Female moth with large white patches
Chloroclystis filata.JPG

1-Australian Pug Moth Chloroclystis filata .JPG

The underside of the moth.
Chloroclystis filata Australian pug moth -001.JPG 

Thanks to Wikipedia for text and information: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/