Perixera obliviaria
| Perixera obliviaria | |
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| 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] | |
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Perixera obliviaria is a species of moth of the Geometridae family. 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
- ↑ Australian Faunal Directory
- ↑ "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 2013.
- ↑ The Moths of Borneo
- ↑ Australian Insects
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