Chloroclystis nereis

Chloroclystis nereis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Chloroclystis
Species: C. nereis
Binomial name
Chloroclystis nereis
Meyrick, 1888[1]
Synonyms
  • Pasiphila nereis
  • Chloroclystis ida Hudson, 1939
  • Chloroclystis minima Hudson, 1905 (preocc.)

Chloroclystis nereis is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in New Zealand.[2] The habitat consists of mountainous areas.

The wings are dusky grey with numerous black and dull white wavy transverse lines. Adults are on wing in January and February.[3]

The larvae feed inside the flower heads of Celmista lindsayi.

References

  1. "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 2013. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. LepIndex
  3. New Zealand Moths and Butterflies
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