Pasiphila heighwayi

Pasiphila heighwayi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Geometridae
Genus:Pasiphila
Species: P. heighwayi
Binomial name
Pasiphila heighwayi
(Philpott, 1927)[1]
Synonyms
  • Chloroclystis heighwayi Philpott, 1927

Pasiphila heighwayi is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in New Zealand.[2] The species was described from the Banks Peninsula and later found along the Waitohi River.[3]

The larvae feed on the flowers of Hebe traversii.

References

  1. "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  2. New Zealand Organisms Register Archived 2013-06-16 at Archive.is
  3. Lepidoptera of the Waitohi River Shrublands, North Canterbury


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