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Cleora samoana

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Cleora samoana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Cleora
Species:
C. samoana
Binomial name
Cleora samoana
(Butler, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Boarmia samoana Butler, 1886

Cleora samoana, the forest looper caterpillar, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found on Fiji, Niue, Samoa and Tonga.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Citrus species.[1]

Subspecies

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  • Cleora samoana samoana
  • Cleora samoana fijiensis Robinson, 1975
  • Cleora samoana noatau Robinson, 1975

References

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