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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.

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

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


  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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