Epyaxa rosearia

Native looper
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Epyaxa
Species: E. rosearia
Binomial name
Epyaxa rosearia
Doubleday, 1843

Epyaxa rosearia, the native looper, is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is native to New Zealand.

Dorsal view
Ventral view

Not much is known about the species. While it is endemic[1] to New Zealand, the larvae have so far only been recorded feeding on naturalised plant species: Nasturtium officinale,[2] Trifolium ambiguum,[3] Trifolium repens',[4] Tropaeolum majus.[5] The larvae also seem to feed on the leaves of Trifolium caucasicum.

References

  1. New Zealand Organisms Register
  2. Nicholas Martin (1996–2009). "Plant SyNZ database". Crop & Food Research and Landcare Research. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  3. Nicholas Martin (1996–2009). "Plant SyNZ database". Crop & Food Research and Landcare Research. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  4. Nicholas Martin (1996–2009). "Plant SyNZ database". Crop & Food Research and Landcare Research. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  5. Nicholas Martin (1996–2009). "Plant SyNZ database". Crop & Food Research and Landcare Research. Retrieved 16 January 2013.


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