Pseudocoremia suavis
Pseudocoremia suavis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Tribe: | Boarmiini |
Genus: | Pseudocoremia |
Species: | P. suavis |
Binomial name | |
Pseudocoremia suavis Butler, 1879 | |
The Common Forest Looper (Pseudocoremia suavis) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is endemic to New Zealand.
The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on a wide range of trees and shrubs.
Sources
- Berndt, L. et al. (2004) "Biology and rearing of Pseudocoremia suavis, an endemic looper (Lepidoptera:Geometridae) with a history of outbreaks on exotic conifers", New Zealand Entomologist, vol. 27, pp. 73–82.