Crypsiphona ocultaria

Crypsiphona ocultaria
	Underside of the wings, showing the red lines
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Crypsiphona
Species:	C. ocultaria
Binomial name
	Crypsiphona ocultaria; (Donovan, 1805)
Synonyms
	Phalaena occultaria Donovan, 1805; Crypsiphona ocultaria;

Crypsiphona ocultaria (erroneously as: Phalaena occultaria Guenée, 1857) the red-lined looper moth or red-lined geometer, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Edward Donovan in 1805 and it is found in Australia.^[2]

It is one of the most common moths found in Australia. The "red-lined" part of the name refers to the red markings seen on the undersides of the wings. The moth has a wingspan of 4-5cm.^[3]^[4] Both sexes of the moth are similar in appearance.^[3] When threatened the grub stands still, pretending to be a stick.^[5]

As larvae it is a bluish-green with an off-white line on its sides. The larvae feed on eucalypt leaves. ^[3]

References

^ Pitkin, Linda M.; Han, Hongxiang; James, Shayleen (June 11, 2007). "Moths of the tribe Pseudoterpnini (Geometridae: Geometrinae): a review of the genera" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 150 (2): 334–412. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00287.x. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012.
^ Savela, Markku. "Crypsiphona ocultaria (Donovan, 1805)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c Carter, David (1992). Butterflies and Moths (First American ed.). DK Publishing. p. 195.
^ "Red-lined Looper Moth". Project Noah. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
^ Zborowski, P. & Edwards, T. (2007). A Guide to Australian Moths: CSIRO.

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[1] Pitkin, Linda M.; Han, Hongxiang; James, Shayleen (June 11, 2007). "Moths of the tribe Pseudoterpnini (Geometridae: Geometrinae): a review of the genera" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 150 (2): 334–412. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00287.x. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012.

[2] Savela, Markku. "Crypsiphona ocultaria (Donovan, 1805)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 16, 2019.

[:0-3] Carter, David (1992). Butterflies and Moths (First American ed.). DK Publishing. p. 195.

[4] "Red-lined Looper Moth". Project Noah. Retrieved 2023-02-24.

[5] Zborowski, P. & Edwards, T. (2007). A Guide to Australian Moths: CSIRO.

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