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. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ↑ The Moths of Borneo
  4. ↑ Australian Insects


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