Austrocidaria parora

Austrocidaria parora
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Xanthorhoini
Genus: Austrocidaria
Species: A. parora
Binomial name
Austrocidaria parora
(Meyrick, 1884)
Synonyms
  • Harpalyce parora Meyrick, 1884

Austrocidaria parora is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand.[1] This species was described by Edward Meyrick as Harpalyce parora in 1884.[2]

Adults are on wing in August and September.[3] The larvae feed on Coprosma species.[4]

References

  1. "Austrocidaria parora (Meyrick, 1884)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
  2. Meyrick, Edward (1884). "Supplement to a monograph of the New Zealand Geometridae". New Zealand Journal of Science. 2: 234–235 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. Lyford, Brian M. (1994). "Lepidoptera and Trichoptera from Paroa, near Greymouth, New Zealand". New Zealand Entomologist. 17 (1): 46–51. doi:10.1080/00779962.1994.9721984. ISSN 0077-9962.
  4. Department of Conservation (July 2005). Crown Pastoral Land Tenure Review - Lake Hawea part 1 (PDF) (Report). Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 22 August 2017.


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