Chloroclystis nereis

Chloroclystis nereis
	Male specimen
	Female specimen
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Chloroclystis
Species:	C. nereis
Binomial name
	Chloroclystis nereis; (Meyrick, 1888)
Synonyms
	Pasiphila nereis Meyrick, 1888 ; Chloroclystis ida Hudson, 1939 ; Chloroclystis minima Hudson, 1905 (preocc.) ;

Chloroclystis nereis is a moth in the family Geometridae.^[2] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1888.^[3] It is endemic to New Zealand.^[4] The habitat consists of mountainous areas.^[3]^[5] Adults are on wing in January and February.^[5]

The larvae feed inside the flower heads of Celmisia lindsayi.^[6] Adult moths have been shown to pollinate Celmisia discolor, Celmisia gracilenta and Helichrysum selago.^[7]

References

^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Chloroclystis nereis Meyrick 1888". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chloroclystis_auctorum nereis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Meyrick, Edward (1888). "Notes on New Zealand Geometrina". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 20: 47–62 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
^ "Chloroclystis nereis (Meyrick, 1888)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
^ ^a ^b Hudson, George Vernon (1898). New Zealand moths and butterflies (Macro-lepidoptera). London: West, Newman & co. p. 43. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.7912.
^ B. Patrick (January 1982). "Lepidoptera of Danseys Pass, Otago". New Zealand Entomologist. 7 (3): 332–336. doi:10.1080/00779962.1982.9722418. ISSN 0077-9962. Wikidata Q54755440.
^ Richard B. Primack (July 1983). "Insect pollination in the New Zealand mountain flora". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 21 (3): 317–333. doi:10.1080/0028825X.1983.10428561. ISSN 0028-825X. Wikidata Q54669862.

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