Pasiphila melochlora

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Pasiphila melochlora
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Female
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Male
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Pasiphila
Species:
P. melochlora
Binomial name
Pasiphila melochlora
(Meyrick, 1911) [1]
Synonyms
  • Chloroclystis melochloraMeyrick, 1911

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

The larvae feed on the foliage of Clianthus maximus . [3]

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<i>Pasiphila erratica</i> Species of insect

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<i>Pasiphila fumipalpata</i> Species of moth

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<i>Pasiphila furva</i> Species of moth

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<i>Pasiphila halianthes</i> Species of moth

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<i>Pasiphila heighwayi</i> Species of moth

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<i>Pasiphila humilis</i> Species of moth

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<i>Pasiphila magnimaculata</i> Species of moth

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<i>Pasiphila rubella</i> Species of moth

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<i>Pasiphila lunata</i> Species of moth

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<i>Pasiphila malachita</i> Species of moth

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<i>Pasiphila urticae</i> Species of moth

Pasiphila urticae is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in New Zealand.

<i>Pasiphila nebulosa</i> Species of moth

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<i>Pasiphila punicea</i> Species of moth

Pasiphila punicea is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in New Zealand.

<i>Pasiphila rivalis</i> Species of moth

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<i>Pasiphila semochlora</i> Species of moth

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<i>Pasiphila suffusa</i> Species of moth

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References

  1. ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Pasiphila melochlora (Meyrick 1911)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  2. ↑ New Zealand Organisms Register Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  3. ↑ E. K. Cameron, Kakabeak under attack


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