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.
- ↑ LepIndex
- ↑ New Zealand Moths and Butterflies
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