Chloroclystis nereis

Chloroclystis nereis is a moth in the family Geometridae.[2] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1888.[3] It is endemic to New Zealand.[4] The habitat consists of mountainous areas.[3][5]

Chloroclystis nereis
Male specimen
Female specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Chloroclystis
Species:
C. nereis
Binomial name
Chloroclystis nereis
(Meyrick, 1888)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pasiphila nereis Meyrick, 1888
  • Chloroclystis ida Hudson, 1939
  • Chloroclystis minima Hudson, 1905 (preocc.)

The wings are dusky grey with numerous black and dull white wavy transverse lines. Adults are on wing in January and February.[5]

The larvae feed inside the flower heads of Celmisia lindsayi.

References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Chloroclystis nereis Meyrick 1888". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chloroclystis_auctorum nereis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  3. Meyrick, Edward (1888). "Notes on New Zealand Geometrina". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 20: 47–62 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  4. "Chloroclystis nereis (Meyrick, 1888)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
  5. Hudson, George Vernon (1898). New Zealand moths and butterflies (Macro-lepidoptera). London: West, Newman & co. p. 43. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.7912.


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