Hydriomena deltoidata

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Hydriomena deltoidata
Female
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Hydriomena
Species:
H. deltoidata
Binomial name
Hydriomena deltoidata
(Walker, 1862)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Coremia deltoidea Walker, 1862
  • Cidaria inclarata Walker, 1862
  • Cidaria perductata Walker, 1862
  • Cidaria congressata Walker, 1862
  • Cidaria conversata Walker, 1862
  • Cidaria descriptata Walker, 1862
  • Cidaria bisignata Walker, 1862
  • Cidaria congregate Walker, 1862
  • Cidaria aggregate Walker, 1862
  • Cidaria plagifurcata Walker, 1862
  • Coremia pastinaria Guenée, 1868
  • Cidaria inopiata Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
  • Cidaria monoliata Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
  • Cidaria perversata Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
  • Hydriomena deltoidata hawthornei Thierry-Mieg, 1915

Hydriomena deltoidata is a species of moth in the family Geometridae.[3] It was first described by Francis Walker in 1862.[2] This species is endemic to New Zealand.[1] The classification of New Zealand endemic moths within the genus Hydriomena is regarded as unsatisfactory and in need of revision.[4] As such this species is currently also known as Hydriomena (s.l.) deltoidata.[3][4] The adults of this moth are known to pollinate Dracophyllum acerosum and Leptospermum scoparium.[5]

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