Pityeja histrionaria (Herrich-Schäffer) is a animal in the Geometridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Pityeja histrionaria (Herrich-Schäffer)
Pityeja histrionaria is a Geometridae moth found in Central and South America, whose larvae feed on Myrsine coriacea.
Pityeja histrionaria is a moth species belonging to the family Geometridae. It was first officially described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1853. This species is distributed across Central and South America, with confirmed records from Costa Rica, Honduras, Ecuador, and Venezuela. The known larval host plant of Pityeja histrionaria is Myrsine coriacea.
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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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