Pasiphila humilis

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Pasiphila humilis
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Male
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Female
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Pasiphila
Species:
P. humilis
Binomial name
Pasiphila humilis
(Philpott, 1917) [1]
Synonyms
  • Chloroclystis humilisPhilpott, 1917

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

The larvae feed on the flowers of Dracophyllum species. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Pasiphila humilis (Philpott 1917)". 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. ↑ "Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand". December 1992: 276.Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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