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Chlorocoma dichloraria

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Chlorocoma dichloraria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Chlorocoma
Species:
C. dichloraria
Binomial name
Chlorocoma dichloraria
Guenée, [1858]
Synonyms
  • Chlorochroma dichloraria

Chlorocoma dichloraria, the double-fringed emerald or Guenée's emerald, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1858. It is found in the Australian states of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on various Mimosaceae species.

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  • Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (7 February 2019). "Chlorocoma dichloraria (Guenée, 1857) Double-fringed or Guenée's Emerald". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 19 April 2019.