Pasiphila cotinaea

Pasiphila cotinaea
	Female specimen
	Male specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Clade:	Euarthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Pasiphila
Species:	P. cotinaea
Binomial name
	Pasiphila cotinaea; (Meyrick, 1913)[1]
Synonyms
	Chloroclystis cotinaea Meyrick, 1913; Chloroclystis tornospila Meyrick, 1931;

Pasiphila cotinaea is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in New Zealand,^[2] where it is known from the South Island and the lower North Island. Adults are on wing from November to April. There may be two generations per year. The larvae feed on the flowers of various small-leaved Olearia species.^[3]

References

↑ "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
↑ New Zealand Organisms Register
↑ Moths find Olearia shrubs tasty

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[1] "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 13 May 2013.

[2] New Zealand Organisms Register

[3] Moths find Olearia shrubs tasty