Corymica pryeri
Corymica pryeri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Corymica |
Species: | C. pryeri |
Binomial name | |
Corymica pryeri (Butler, 1878) | |
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Corymica pryeri is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Japan, Taiwan, the north-eastern Himalaya, Sumatra, Borneo, New Guinea and possibly Queensland.
The larvae feed on Lindera, Neolitsea, Machilus, Meratia and Persea species. The larvae are slender and bright green with a blackish central stripe and blackish markings. Pupation takes place in foliage in a loose, rusty orange cocoon of silk.[2]
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