Chrysolarentia severata (Guenée) is a animal in the Geometridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Chrysolarentia severata (Guenée)

Chrysolarentia severata (Guenée)

Chrysolarentia severata, the finely-lined carpet, is an Australian geometrid moth with a ~3 cm wingspan.

Family
Genus
Chrysolarentia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Chrysolarentia severata (Guenée)

Chrysolarentia severata (Guenée), commonly called the finely-lined carpet, is a geometrid moth species that belongs to the subfamily Larentiinae. This species is found in Australia. It has a wingspan of approximately 3 centimeters, which is equal to 1.2 inches. The larvae of Chrysolarentia severata feed on Astroloma humifusum, a plant in the family Ericaceae.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Geometridae Chrysolarentia

More from Geometridae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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