Austrocidaria

Austrocidaria
Male holotype specimen of Austrocidaria callichlora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Larentiinae
Tribe: Xanthorhoini
Genus: Austrocidaria
Dugdale, 1971

Austrocidaria is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It was described by John S. Dugdale in 1971.

All but one of the species are endemic to New Zealand. The exception is the Australian endemic Austrocidaria erasta, which is found in Tasmania and southern Victoria.

Selected species

References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Austrocidaria Dugdale, 1971". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Austrocidaria Dugdale, 1971". New Zealand Organisms Register. Landcare Research New Zealand. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  3. ↑ Dugdale, J. S. (1971). "Entomology of the Aucklands and other islands south of New Zealand: Lepidoptera, excluding non-crambine Pyralidae" (PDF). Pacific Insects Monograph. 27: 55–172.