Pasiphila urticae

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

Pasiphila urticae
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Pasiphila
Species:
P. urticae
Binomial name
Pasiphila urticae
(Hudson, 1939)[1]
Synonyms
  • Chloroclystis urticae Hudson, 1939

The larvae feed on Urtica ferox.[3]

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Pasiphila urticae (Hudson 1939)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  2. New Zealand Organisms Register Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  3. Patrick, H.J.H.; Bowie, M.H.; Fox, B.W.; Patrick, B.H. (2011). "The moths of Quail Island (Otamahua): a faunal comparison of an island under restoration with other sites on Banks Peninsula" (PDF). New Zealand Natural Sciences Journal. 36: 57–72.


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