Pseudocoremia suavis

Pseudocoremia suavis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Boarmiini
Genus: Pseudocoremia
Species: P. suavis
Binomial name
Pseudocoremia suavis
Butler, 1879

The Common Forest Looper (Pseudocoremia suavis) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on a wide range of trees and shrubs.

References

  1. Berndt, Lisa; Brockerhoff, Eckehard G.; Jactel, Hervé; Weis, Tanja; Beaton, Janette (December 2004). "Biology and rearing of Pseudocoremia suavis, an endemic looper (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) with a history of outbreaks on exotic conifers". New Zealand Entomologist. 27: 73–82. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
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