Pasiphila fumipalpata

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

Pasiphila fumipalpata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Pasiphila
Species:
P. fumipalpata
Binomial name
Pasiphila fumipalpata
(C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia fumipalpata Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
  • Chloroclystis maculata Hudson, 1898

Description

Males are 16 millimetres (0.63 in) long; females 24 millimetres (0.94 in). Both genders are white, red, green, and grey.[3]

References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Pasiphila fumipalpata (Felder & Rogenhofer 1875)". 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. James Hector (1883). "Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute". XVI: 66. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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