Pasiphila humilis

Pasiphila humilis is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand.[2]

Pasiphila humilis
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Pasiphila
Species:
P. humilis
Binomial name
Pasiphila humilis
(Philpott, 1917)[1]
Synonyms
  • Chloroclystis humilis Philpott, 1917

The larvae feed on the flowers of Dracophyllum species.[3]

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Pasiphila humilis (Philpott 1917)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  2. New Zealand Organisms Register Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  3. Patrick, Brian H.; Lyford, Brian M.; Ward, John B.; Barratt, Barbara I. P. (December 1992). "Lepidoptera and other insects of the Rastus Burn basin, The Remarkables, Otago". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 22: 276.


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