Perixera obliviaria
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| Species: | P. obliviaria
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Perixera obliviaria is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics east to Queensland and Fiji.[3]
The wingspan is about 30 mm.[4] The wings are dull pale brown, the hindwings with a small pale discal spot ringed darker brown to black.
The larvae feed on Derris species. They are a pest in Citrus orchards. They attack the rind of the developing fruit of their host plant.
References[]
- ^ Australian Faunal Directory
- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Perixera obliviaria (Walker 1861)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016.
- ^ The Moths of Borneo
- ^ Australian Insects
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