Pityeja histrionaria explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Savela . Markku . Pityeja histrionaria (Herrich-Schäffer, [1853]) ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 7, 2019.
  2. Web site: Taxonomy Browser: Pityeja histrionaria . Barcode of Life Data System . April 7, 2019.
  3. Donnathebuffalo (November 8, 2014). "Pityeja histrionaria Herrich-Shäffer". Parasitoid-Caterpillar-Plant Interactions in the Americas. Retrieved April 7, 2019.

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