Pasiphilodes testulata

Pasiphilodes testulata, the pome looper,[2] is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is found in Tasmania and on Norfolk Island,[3] as well as in New Zealand and on the Chatham Islands and Kermadec Islands.[4]

Pasiphilodes testulata
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P. testulata
Binomial name
Pasiphilodes testulata
(Guenée, 1857)[1]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia testulata Guenée, [1858]
  • Chloroclystis testulata
  • Scotosia denotata Walker, 1862
  • Phrissogonus denotatus Meyrick, 1891
  • Scotosia humerata Walker, 1862
  • Phibalapteryx parvulata Walker, [1863]
  • Chloroclystis nobbsi Holloway, 1977

Subspecies

  • Pasiphilodes testulata testulata
  • Pasiphilodes testulata nobbsi (Holloway, 1977)

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Pasiphilodes testulata (Guenee 1857)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 18 March 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  2. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (10 October 2018). "Chloroclystis testulata (Guenée, 1857) Pome Looper". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  3. "Chloroclystis testulata". CSIRO. 11 November 2004. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
  4. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Pasiphila Meyrick". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 10 March 2019.


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