Perixera obliviaria

Perixera obliviaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Perixera
Species:	P. obliviaria
Binomial name
Perixera obliviaria (Walker, 1861)[1][2]
Synonyms
Anisodes obliviaria Walker, 1861 Anisodes suspicaria Snellen, 1881 Perixera rufidorsata Warren, 1896 Perixera rufannularia Warren, 1897

Perixera obliviaria is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics east to Queensland and Fiji.^[3]

The wingspan is about 30 mm.^[4] The wings are dull pale brown, the hindwings with a small pale discal spot ringed darker brown to black.

The larvae feed on Derris species. They are a pest in Citrus orchards. They attack the rind of the developing fruit of their host plant.

References

1. Australian Faunal Directory
2. "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 2013.
3. The Moths of Borneo
4. Australian Insects