Pingasa chlora
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Pingasa |
| Species: | P. chlora
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Pingasa chlora, the white looper moth or flower-eating caterpillar, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae first described by Caspar Stoll in 1782. It is found in Sundaland, the Philippines, Sulawesi and from the Moluccas to Queensland, Australia.
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.
Subspecies
[edit]- Pingasa chlora chlora (Stoll, 1782)
- Pingasa chlora candidaria Warren, 1894
- Pingasa chlora subdentata Warren, 1894
- Pingasa chlora sublimbata (Butler, 1882)
References
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- ^ Pitkin, Linda M.; Han, Hongxiang; James, Shayleen (11 June 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 25 April 2012.
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External links
[edit]- Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Pingasa chlora Stoll". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (10 June 2010). "Pingasa chlora (Stoll, 1782) Flower-eating caterpillar". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
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