Xyridacma ustaria is a moth of the family Geometridae.[2] It was first described by Francis Walker in 1863 from specimens obtained in Auckland.[3] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1] X. ustaria has been found on Codfish Island in May with larvae recorded on Pittosporum tenuifolium.[4] It has also been found at Paroa in February as well as in Canterbury.[5][6]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Xyridacma |
| Species: | X. ustaria
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References
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- ^ a b c "Xyridacma ustaria (Walker, 1863)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ a b Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 170–171. ISSN 0111-5383. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ Walker, Francis (1863). "XXVI: Geometrites (continued)". List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. pt. 25-26: 1480–1796 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ Patrick, B. H. (1997). "Codfish Island moths". The Weta. 20 (1): 17–20. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.728.6325.
- ^ Patrick, H.; Bowie, M.; Fox, B.; Patrick, B. (2011). "The moths of Quail Island (Ōtamahua): a faunal comparison of an island under restoration with other sites on Banks Peninsula". New Zealand Natural Sciences. 36: 57–72. hdl:10182/6365.
- ^ Lyford 17(1), pp.., B.M. (1994). "Lepidoptera and Trichoptera from Paroa, near Greymouth, New Zealand". New Zealand Entomologist. 17 (1): 46–51. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.728.7273. doi:10.1080/00779962.1994.9721984.
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