Pasiphila urticae

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

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

The larvae feed on Urtica ferox.[3]

References

  1. "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. 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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