Pasiphila malachita

Pasiphila malachita
Male syntype specimen held at the Auckland War Memorial Museum.
Female specimen.
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Pasiphila
Species:
P. malachita
Binomial name
Pasiphila malachita
(Meyrick, 1913)[1]
Synonyms
  • Chloroclystis malachita Meyrick, 1913
  • Chloroclystis luminosa Philpott, 1915

Pasiphila malachita is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

The larvae feed on Hebe species.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Pasiphila malachita (Meyrick, 1913)". www.NZOR.org. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  2. ^ Hamish J.H. Patrick; Mike H. Bowie; Barry W. Fox & Brian H. Patrick (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.


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