Capusa cuculloides
Capusa cuculloides, the white-winged wedge-moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Rudolf Felder in 1874. It is known from Australia.
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Adults have pale grey wings with dark veins. It folds its wings along its back when at rest.[2]
The larvae feed on the foliage of Eucalyptus species. Young larvae are green with a dark brown dorsal line on the thorax, dark brown dashes on the abdomen, and white spiracles with red outlines. Later instars are reddish.
References
- Australian Faunal Directory
- Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (3 June 2018). " Capusa cuculloides (R. Felder, 1874) White-winged Wedge-moth". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
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