Pityeja histrionaria

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]

Pityeja histrionaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Pityeja
Species:
P. histrionaria
Binomial name
Pityeja histrionaria
Synonyms
  • Geometra histrionaria Herrich-Schäffer, [1853]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Myrsine coriacea.[3]

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Pityeja histrionaria (Herrich-Schäffer, [1853])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  2. "Taxonomy Browser: Pityeja histrionaria". Barcode of Life Data System. Retrieved 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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