Pasiphila rubella

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

Pasiphila rubella
Female specimen of Pasiphila rubella photographed by Birgit E. Rhode, Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Pasiphila
Species:
P. rubella
Binomial name
Pasiphila rubella
(Philpott, 1915)[1]
Synonyms
  • Chloroclystis rubella Philpott, 1915

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

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Pasiphila rubella (Philpott 1915)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  2. New Zealand Organisms Register Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  3. "Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand". Dec 1992: 276. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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