Pasiphila malachita
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| Male syntype specimen held at the Auckland War Memorial Museum. | |
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| Female specimen. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Pasiphila |
| Species: | P. malachita
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| Binomial name | |
| Pasiphila malachita | |
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Pasiphila malachita is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
The larvae feed on Hebe species.[2]
References
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- ^ a b "Pasiphila malachita (Meyrick, 1913)". www.NZOR.org. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ^ Hamish J.H. Patrick; Mike H. Bowie; Barry W. Fox & Brian H. Patrick (2011). "The moths of Quail Island (Ōtamahua): a faunal comparison of an island under restoration with other sites on Banks Peninsula". New Zealand Natural Sciences. 36: 57–72. hdl:10182/6365.