Summary ³

The Black looper, (Hyposidra talaca), also known as Black inch worm, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in India to Indochina, Sundaland, Sulawesi, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, the Solomon Islands, Thailand, Taiwan, New Guinea and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland. It is a major defoliating pest in tea plantations.

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