Biology:Pasiphila humilis

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Short description: Species of moth

Pasiphila humilis
Pasiphila humilis male.jpg
Male
Pasiphila humilis female.jpg
Female
Scientific classification edit
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

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

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

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Pasiphila humilis (Philpott 1917)". Taxapad. http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=82881943. 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. https://books.google.com/books?id=cbI4AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA276. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13879031 entry