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Chlorochlamys phyllinaria

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Thin-lined chlorochlamys moth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Chlorochlamys
Species:
C. phyllinaria
Binomial name
Chlorochlamys phyllinaria
(Zeller, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Eucrostes phyllinaria Zeller, 1872
  • Chlorochlamys curvifera Prout, 1912
  • Chlorochlamys fletcheraria Sperry, 1949
  • Chlorochlamys vertaria Pearsall, 1908
  • Eucrostes zelleraria Packard, 1876

Chlorochlamys phyllinaria, the thin-lined chlorochlamys moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Georgia to California, northward in the central states to Nebraska.[1]

The length of the forewings is 6–9 mm for males and 7–10.5 mm for females. Adults are usually on wing from June to September, but from March to November in the south-west.[2]

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