Pasiphila heighwayi

Pasiphila heighwayi
Pasiphila heighwayi (male)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
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 Veronica traversii.

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Pasiphila heighwayi (Philpott 1927)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  2. ^ New Zealand Organisms Register Archived 16 June 2013 at archive.today
  3. ^ Lepidoptera of the Waitohi River Shrublands, North Canterbury


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