Biology:Pasiphila melochlora

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Short description: Species of moth

Pasiphila melochlora
Pasiphila melochlora female.jpg
Female
Pasiphila melochlora male.jpg
Male
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Pasiphila
Species:
P. melochlora
Binomial name
Pasiphila melochlora
(Meyrick, 1911)[1]
Synonyms
  • Chloroclystis melochlora Meyrick, 1911

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

The larvae feed on the foliage of Clianthus maximus.[3]

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Pasiphila melochlora (Meyrick 1911)". Taxapad. http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=82881948. Retrieved 14 May 2013. 
  2. New Zealand Organisms Register Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  3. E. K. Cameron, Kakabeak under attack

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q13878975 entry