Pasiphila erratica

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Pasiphila erratica
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Female specimen
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Male specimen
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Pasiphila
Species:
P. erratica
Binomial name
Pasiphila erratica
(Philpott, 1916) [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Chloroclystis erraticaPhilpott, 1916

Pasiphila erratica is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand. [2] Specimens were first collected at Bold Peak, in the Humboldt Ranges and the Hunter Mountains in the South Island. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Pasiphila erratica (Philpott 1916)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Pasiphila erratica (Philpott, 1916)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  3. ↑ Philpott, Alfred (1916). "Descriptions of new species of Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute . 48: 420–423 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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