Pseudocoremia fenerata

Pseudocoremia fenerata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Pseudocoremia fenerata
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Hexapoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Tribe:
Boarmiini
Genus:
Pseudocoremia
Species:
P. fenerata
Binomial name
Pseudocoremia fenerata
(Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Selidosema enerata

The wingspan is 27–34 mm.[2]

Recorded food plants of the larvae include Agathis australis, Dacrydium bidwillii, Dacrydium biforme, Dacrydium cupressinum, Phyllocladus alpinus, Phyllocladus trichomanoides, Podocarpus ferrugineus and Podocarpus totara.[2] Exotic hosts are Chamaecyparis lawsoniana, Cryptomeria japonica, Larix decidua, Larix kempferi and Pinus species.[3][4]

References
  1. "Pseudocoremia fenerata (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  2. Nuttall, M.J. (2009). "Pseudocoremia fenerata, a native looper". www.nzffa.org.nz. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
  3. "T.E.R:R.A.I.N - Taranaki Educational Resource: Research, Analysis and Information Network - Pseudocoremia fenerata (NZ forest looper)". www.terrain.net.nz. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
  4. "PlantSynz - Invertebrate herbivore biodiversity assessment tool: Database". plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2018-07-11.


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