Hypobapta diffundens, the diffundens grey, is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1891. It is found in the Australian state of Queensland.

Hypobapta diffundens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Hypobapta
Species:
H. diffundens
Binomial name
Hypobapta diffundens
Synonyms
  • Hypochroma diffundens Lucas, 1891
  • Hypochroma eugramma Lower 1892

The wingspan is about 20 mm.

The larvae feed on Eucalyptus species.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ 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.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (19 June 2018). "Hypobapta diffundens (T.P. Lucas, 1891) Diffundens Grey". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 17 April 2019.