Perixera absconditaria
Species of moth
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Perixera absconditaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1862. It is found in the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka,[1] to Taiwan,[2] Sundaland and the Philippines.[3]
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| Perixera absconditaria | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Perixera |
| Species: | P. absconditaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Perixera absconditaria (Walker, 1862) | |
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It is a pale brownish moth. Two white spots can be seen in the middle of the hindwings. The caterpillar is known to feed on Cinnamomum species.[4]
Two subspecies are recognized.[5]
- Perixera absconditaria assamica Prout, 1938
- Perixera absconditaria conjectata Prout, 1938
