| Pasiphila vieta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Pasiphila |
| Species: | P. vieta |
| Binomial name | |
| Pasiphila vieta | |
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Pasiphila vieta is a moth in the family Geometridae. This species was discovered by Amy Castle. [2] It was described by George Hudson in 1950 using specimens collected by Castle. It is endemic to New Zealand. [3]
George Vernon Hudson FRSNZ was a British-born New Zealand entomologist and astronomer. Hudson is credited with proposing the modern daylight saving time. He was awarded the Hector Memorial Medal in 1923.
Pasiphila is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. As of 2005 about 36 species were known, and of these, some 27 are native to New Zealand.
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Pasiphila bilineolata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand. The forewings are bright green with numerous wavy darker lines. The hindwings are grey, slightly tinged with reddish. Adults are on wing from September to May.
Pasiphila charybdis is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand. This species was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879.
Pasiphila cotinaea is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand. Its larvae feed off Olearia species and the adult moth can be seen on the wing from November to April. This species is regarded as rare.
Pasiphila erratica is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand. Specimens were first collected at Bold Peak, in the Humboldt Ranges and the Hunter Mountains in the South Island.
Pasiphila fumipalpata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand.
Pasiphila halianthes is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand.
Pasiphila humilis is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand.
Pasiphila magnimaculata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand. The type locality of this species is Queenstown. It usually inhabits montane areas but has also been collected on Quail Island.
Pasiphila lunata is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in New Zealand.
Pasiphila malachita is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand.
Pasiphila urticae is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in New Zealand.
Pasiphila melochlora is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand.
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Pasiphila nebulosa is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in New Zealand.
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