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Hypobapta tachyhalotaria

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Hypobapta tachyhalotaria
Hypobapta tachyhalotaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Hypobapta
Species:
H. tachyhalotaria
Binomial name
Hypobapta tachyhalotaria
Hausmann & Sommerer, 2009[1]

Hypobapta tachyhalotaria, also known as varied grey,[2] is a moth of the family Geometridae.[3][4] This Australian endemic is found in Tasmania and possibly New South Wales and Queensland.[1] Prior to its description, is was confused with Hypobapta percomptaria.[1][2]

The wingspan is 39–42 mm for males and 44–48 mm for females.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Hausmann, A.; Sommerer, M.; Rougerie, R. & Hebert, P. (2009). "Hypobapta tachyhalotaria spec. nov. from Tasmania – an example of a new species revealed by DNA barcoding" (PDF). Spixiana. 35 (2): 161–166. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (3 December 2020). "Hypobapta tachyhalotaria Hausmann et al., 2009". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Species Hypobapta tachyhalotaria Hausmann, Sommerer, Rougerie & Hebert, 2009". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  4. ^ Rajaei, Hossein; Hausmann, Axel; Scoble, Malcolm; Wanke, Dominic; Plotkin, David; Brehm, Gunnar; Murillo-Ramos, Leidys & Sihvonen, Pasi (6 June 2024). "Hypobapta tachyhalotaria Hausmann & Sommerer, 2009". Online Taxonomic Facility of Geometridae 1.1.24.158. Retrieved 31 January 2025.