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Pingasa chlora (White Lopper Moth)

Synonyms: Hypochroma chloraria; Hypochroma paulinaria; Phalaena chlora; Pingasa latifascia; Pseudoterpna ecchloraria

Wikipedia Abstract

Pingasa chlora, the white looper moth or flower-eating caterpillar, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found Sundaland, the Philippines, Sulawesi and from the Moluccas to Queensland. Larvae have been reared on leaves of Euroschinus and from Flindersia species. It is considered a pest on Nephelium lappaceum and Litchi chinensis in Australia. Other recorded food plants include Euroschinus falcata, Rhodomyrtus tomentosa and Flindersia schottiana.
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Infraspecies

Prey / Diet

Buchanania cochinchinensis (chirauli nut)[1]
Litchi chinensis (lychee)[1]
Nephelium lappaceum (rambutan)[1]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0