Capusa senilis, the black-banded wedge-moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1857. It is found in the south-eastern quarter of Australia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Capusa |
| Species: | C. senilis
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| Capusa senilis Walker, 1857
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The larvae feed on Fabaceae, Myrtaceae and Pinaceae species.[1]
References
edit- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (23 May 2018). " Capusa senilis Walker, 1857 Black-banded Wedge-moth". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
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