Pasiphila heighwayi

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]

Pasiphila heighwayi
Pasiphila heighwayi (male)
Scientific classification
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

The larvae feed on the flowers of Hebe traversii.

References

  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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