Austrocidaria similata
| Austrocidaria similata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Tribe: | Xanthorhoini |
| Genus: | Austrocidaria |
| Species: | A. similata |
| Binomial name | |
| Austrocidaria similata (Walker 1862) | |
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Austrocidaria similata is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found on the Auckland Islands, Campbell Island, Snares Islands, the Chatham Islands and mainland New Zealand, Stewart Island and Codfish Island.
Adults are on wing in December, February, May and September.
The larvae feed on Coprosma species.
External links
- Lepidoptera and Trichoptera from Paroa, near Greymouth, New Zealand
- Crown Pastoral Land Tenure Review
- Codfish Island Moths
- The beetle (Coleoptera) fauna of the Antipodes Islands, with comments on the impact of mice; and an annotated checklist of the insect and arachnid fauna
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