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Pasiphila rubella

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Pasiphila rubella
Female specimen of Pasiphila rubella photographed by Birgit E. Rhode, Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Pasiphila
Species:
P. rubella
Binomial name
Pasiphila rubella
(Philpott, 1915)[1]
Synonyms
  • Chloroclystis rubella Philpott, 1915

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

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

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Pasiphila rubella (Philpott 1915)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  2. ^ New Zealand Organisms Register Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  3. ^ Patrick, Brian H.; Lyford, Brian M.; Ward, John B.; Barratt, Barbara I. P. (December 1992). "Lepidoptera and other insects of the Rastus Burn basin, The Remarkables, Otago". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 22: 276.