Pityeja histrionaria
| Pityeja histrionaria | |
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| Scientific classification   | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Lepidoptera | 
| Family: | Geometridae | 
| Genus: | Pityeja | 
| Species: | P. histrionaria | 
| Binomial name | |
| Pityeja histrionaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1853) | |
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Pityeja histrionaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1853. It is found in Central and South America, where it has been recorded from Costa Rica, Honduras, Ecuador and Venezuela.[1][2]
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Myrsine coriacea.[3]
References
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Pityeja histrionaria (Herrich-Schäffer, [1853])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ "Taxonomy Browser: Pityeja histrionaria". Barcode of Life Data System. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ Donnathebuffalo (November 8, 2014). "Pityeja histrionaria Herrich-Shäffer". Parasitoid-Caterpillar-Plant Interactions in the Americas. Retrieved April 7, 2019.