Chloroclystis nereis
Chloroclystis nereis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Chloroclystis |
Species: | C. nereis |
Binomial name | |
Chloroclystis nereis Meyrick, 1888[1] | |
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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
- ↑ "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 2013. Check date values in:
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(help) - ↑ LepIndex
- ↑ New Zealand Moths and Butterflies
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