Aponotoreas anthracias is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand. This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1883.
Taxonomy This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1883 under the name Larentia anthracias. The male lectotype specimen, collected near Lake Wakatipu by Meyrick, is held at the Natural History Museum, London.
Distribution A. anthracias is endemic to New Zealand. Specimens of this species have been collected in the Maungatua ranges, the Remarkables and the Hawkdun Ecological District in Otago.
Host species The host plant of this moth is Dracophyllum.
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