Corymica pryeri

Corymica pryeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Corymica
Species: C. pryeri
Binomial name
Corymica pryeri
(Butler, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Thiopsyche pryeri Butler, 1878
  • Corymica vitrigera Butler, 1889
  • Corymica oblongimacula Warren, 1896
  • Corymica prattorum Prout, 1929

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 wingspan is 25–30 mm.[1]

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]

References

  1. ↑ Japanese Moths
  2. ↑ The Moths of Borneo


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