Corymica pryeri

Corymica pryeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Corymica
Species:	C. pryeri
Binomial name
	Corymica pryeri; (Butler, 1878)
Synonyms
	Thiopsyche pryeri Butler, 1878; Corymica vitrigera Butler, 1889; Corymica oblongimacula Warren, 1896; Corymica prattorum Prout, 1929;

Corymica pryeri is a species of moth of the family Geometridae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. It is found in Japan, Taiwan, the north-eastern Himalayas, Sumatra, Borneo, New Guinea and possibly Queensland, Australia.

The wingspan is 25–30 mm.^[1]

The larvae feed on Lindera, Neolitsea, Machilus, Meratia and Persea species. The larvae are slender and bright green with a blackish central stripe and blackish markings. Pupation takes place in foliage in a loose, rusty orange cocoon of silk.^[2]

References

^ "ウコンエダシャク Corymica pryeri (Butler, 1878)". Japanese Moths.
^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Corymica pryeri Butler stat. rev". The Moths of Borneo. Archived from the original on September 24, 2012. Retrieved April 11, 2019.

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[1] "ウコンエダシャク Corymica pryeri (Butler, 1878)". Japanese Moths.

[2] Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Corymica pryeri Butler stat. rev". The Moths of Borneo. Archived from the original on September 24, 2012. Retrieved April 11, 2019.

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