Female specimen of Pasiphila rubella photographed by Birgit E. Rhode, Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd.
Scientific 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]
^Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Pasiphila rubella (Philpott 1915)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
^New Zealand Organisms Register Retrieved 5 April 2017.
^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.
Pasiphilarubella is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand. The larvae feed on the flowers of Hebe species. Wikimedia Commons...