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Chloroclystis coloptila

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Chloroclystis coloptila
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Chloroclystis
Species:
C. coloptila
Binomial name
Chloroclystis coloptila
Prout, 1929[1]

Chloroclystis coloptila is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found on the Marquesas Archipelago.[2]

Description

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The species is 13–17 millimetres (0.51–0.67 in) long and have coneless face which is V-shaped and is black in colour. Pedipalp is 2 millimetres (0.079 in) long and is longer in females then in males.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Chloroclystis coloptila Prout 1929". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Chloroclystis_auctorum coloptila​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  3. ^ "Transactions". 1928. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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