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Pityeja histrionaria

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Geometridae

Genus
  
Pityeja

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Class
  
Insecta

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Species

Pityeja histrionaria

Similar
  
Butterflies and moths, Polytela, Idalus, Antherina suraka, Miltochrista

Pityeja histrionaria is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in Central and South America, where it has been recorded from Costa Rica, Honduras, Ecuador and Venezuela.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Myrsine coriacea.

References

Pityeja histrionaria Wikipedia