Corymica pryeri

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Corymica pryeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. It is found in Japan, Taiwan, the north-eastern Himalayas, Sumatra, Borneo, New Guinea and possibly Queensland, Australia.

The wingspan is 25–30 mm.[1]

The larvae feed on Lindera, Neolitsea, Machilus, Meratia and Persea species.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ウコンエダシャク Corymica pryeri (Butler, 1878)". Japanese Moths.
  2. ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Corymica pryeri Butler stat. rev". The Moths of Borneo. Archived from the original on September 24, 2012. Retrieved April 11, 2019.