Pasiphila heighwayi
Pasiphila heighwayi is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in New Zealand.[2] The species was described from the Banks Peninsula and later found along the Waitohi River.[3]
Pasiphila heighwayi | |
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Pasiphila heighwayi (male) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Pasiphila |
Species: | P. heighwayi |
Binomial name | |
Pasiphila heighwayi | |
Synonyms | |
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The larvae feed on the flowers of Veronica traversii.
References
- Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Pasiphila heighwayi (Philpott 1927)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- New Zealand Organisms Register Archived 16 June 2013 at archive.today
- Lepidoptera of the Waitohi River Shrublands, North Canterbury
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