Pseudocoremia suavis
| Pseudocoremia suavis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Tribe: | Boarmiini |
| Genus: | Pseudocoremia |
| Species: | P. suavis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudocoremia suavis Butler, 1879 | |
The Common Forest Looper (Pseudocoremia suavis) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is endemic to New Zealand.
The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on a wide range of trees and shrubs.
Sources
- Berndt, L. et al. (2004) "Biology and rearing of Pseudocoremia suavis, an endemic looper (Lepidoptera:Geometridae) with a history of outbreaks on exotic conifers", New Zealand Entomologist, vol. 27, pp. 73–82.
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