Pityeja histrionaria
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Pityeja |
| Species: | P. histrionaria
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| 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
[edit]- ^ 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.