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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 /> | ||
[ | [[File:Australian Pug Moth Chloroclystis filata .JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] | ||
[ | [[File:Chloroclystis filata.jpg|frameless|upright 2.25]] | ||
[ | [[File:1-Australian pug Chloroclystis filata -001.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] | ||
[ | [[File:Chloroclystis filata Australian pug moth .JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] | ||
[ | [[File:Chloroclystis filata.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] | ||
[ | [[File:Chloroclystis filata-003.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] | ||
Female moth with large white patches<br /> | Female moth with large white patches<br /> | ||
[ | [[File:Chloroclystis filata.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] | ||
[ | [[File:1-Australian Pug Moth Chloroclystis filata .JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] | ||
The underside of the moth.<br /> | The underside of the moth.<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 11:03, 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.
Female moth with large white patches
The underside of the moth.
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