Corymica arnearia

Corymica arnearia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Corymica
Species: C. arnearia
Binomial name
Corymica arnearia
Walker, 1860[1]

Corymica arnearia is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Japan, in Taiwan and from the Oriental Tropics to Sulawesi and Borneo.

Adults have a clearly marked pale, red edged medial bar on the forewing dorsum and a corresponding narrow mark on the costa. There is also a red marginal mark on the forewing underside.[2]

The larvae feed on Cinnamomum camphora. They are bright green with a brown head.

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