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Australian Pug Moth
Chloroclystis filata
Chloroclystis filata, the Australian pug moth, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is native to Australia and is found in the south eastern quarter of Australia and on Norfolk Island. It self-introduced itself to New Zealand in 1960. In Australia host plants are acacias (the blossoms) and Fabaceae (the petals).
From the article Chloroclystis filata on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
This species has a wingspan of between 20 and 25 mm. It has forewings that are brownish in colour. This species is variable with some specimens having the whole of their forewing being brown, pinkish brown or a black shade. Other specimens of this species have large white patches in the middle to lower portion of their forewings. This species can be distinguished from other species with a similar appearance as it has a dark brown band across the hindwings. The hindwings of this species are notched which assists with distinguishing this species from the brown coloured specimens of Chloroclystis inductata.
Range & habitat
This species is native to Australia where it is found in the south eastern parts of that country as well as Norfolk Island. This species was introduced to New Zealand in 1960 and is found throughout the country. It is regarded as being very common in New Zealand.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
This species likely pupates on the ground. In New Zealand this species is on the wing throughout the year. They are nocturnal and are attracted to light.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Behaviour”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 387556.