Pseudocoremia lutea

Pseudocoremia lutea is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand. It is classified as "At Risk, Naturally Uncommon" by the Department of Conservation.

Taxonomy

This species was first described by Alfred Philpott in 1914 using specimens collected at Bold Peak, Humboldt Range by C. Fenwick and George Howes in December and January. Philpott named the species Selidosema lutea. George Hudson, using the same name, described and illustrated this species in his 1928 book The Butterflies and Moths of New Zealand. In 1988 John S. Dugdale assigned the species to the genus Pseudocoremia. The holotype specimen is held at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.

Philpott described the species as follows:

This species is endemic to New Zealand. This species can only be found in the Otago Lakes area.

The biology and host species of this moth is unknown.

This species has been classified under the New Zealand Threat Classification system as being "At Risk, Naturally Uncommon".