Austrocidaria similata

Austrocidaria similata
Austrocidaria similata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Xanthorhoini
Genus: Austrocidaria
Species: A. similata
Binomial name
Austrocidaria similata
(Walker 1862)
Synonyms
  • Cidaria timarata Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
  • Cidaria similata Walker, 1862

Austrocidaria similata is a species of moth of the Geometridae family. It is found on the Auckland Islands, Campbell Island, Snares Islands, the Chatham Islands and mainland New Zealand, Stewart Island and Codfish Island.

Adults are on wing in December, February, May and September.

The larvae feed on Coprosma species.

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