Biology:Pasiphila lunata

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Short description: Species of moth

Pasiphila lunata
Pasiphila lunata female.jpg
Pasiphila lunata (female)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Pasiphila
Species:
P. lunata
Binomial name
Pasiphila lunata
(Philpott, 1912)[1]
Synonyms
  • Chloroclystis lunata Philpott, 1912

Pasiphila lunata is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in New Zealand.[2]

The larvae feed on Hebe species.[3]

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Pasiphila lunata (Philpott 1912)". Taxapad. http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=82881945. Retrieved 13 May 2013. 
  2. New Zealand Organisms Register
  3. O. R. Green (1984). "New Zealand host and locality records for an introduced tortricid parasite, Trigonospila brevifacies (Diptera: Tachinidae)". New Zealand Entomologist 8: 69–71. doi:10.1080/00779962.1984.9722470. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13879030 entry