Chalastra ochrea

Chalastra ochrea
Male specimen
Female specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Chalastra
Species: C. ochrea
Binomial name
Chalastra ochrea
(Howes, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Selidosema ochrea Howes, 1911
  • Selidosema prototoxa Meyrick, 1919

Chalastra ochrea is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is endemic to New Zealand.[1] It was first described by George Howes in 1911 from specimens collected at Woodhaugh Gardens in Dunedin in February and April.[2] The larvae of this species is brown coloured with distinctive markings.[3] They feed on Sophora leaves including Sophora chathamica.[3]

References

  1. "Chalastra ochrea (Howes, 1911)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  2. Howes, G. (1911). "New species of Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 43: 127–128 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. 1 2 "PlantSynz - Invertebrate herbivore biodiversity assessment tool: Database". plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2018-07-10.


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