Epyaxa rosearia

Epyaxa rosearia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Epyaxa
Species: E. rosearia
Binomial name
Epyaxa rosearia
Doubleday, 1843

The Native Looper (Epyaxa rosearia) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is native to New Zealand.

Dorsal view
Ventral view

Not much is known about the species. While it is endemic[1] to New Zealand, the larvae have so far only been recorded feeding on naturalised plant species: Nasturtium officinale,[2] Trifolium ambiguum,[3] Trifolium repens',[4] Tropaeolum majus.[5] The larvae also seem to feed on the leaves of Trifolium caucasicum.

References

  1. ↑ New Zealand Organisms Register
  2. ↑ Nicholas Martin (1996–2009). "Plant SyNZ database". Crop & Food Research and Landcare Research. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  3. ↑ Nicholas Martin (1996–2009). "Plant SyNZ database". Crop & Food Research and Landcare Research. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  4. ↑ Nicholas Martin (1996–2009). "Plant SyNZ database". Crop & Food Research and Landcare Research. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  5. ↑ Nicholas Martin (1996–2009). "Plant SyNZ database". Crop & Food Research and Landcare Research. Retrieved 16 January 2013.