Biology:Pasiphila malachita

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Short description: Species of moth

Pasiphila malachita
Pasiphila malachita AMNZ4848-a.jpg
Male syntype specimen held at the Auckland War Memorial Museum.
Pasiphila malachita female.jpg
Female specimen.
Scientific classification edit
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

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Pasiphila malachita (Meyrick, 1913)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd.. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/e4dd1e58-7e5e-4e0f-b70f-a86e2c011f16. 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. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13879027 entry