Pasiphila bilineolata

Pasiphila bilineolata is a moth in the family Geometridae.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1][3] 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.[4]

Pasiphila bilineolata
Female specimen
Male specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Pasiphila
Species:
P. bilineolata
Binomial name
Pasiphila bilineolata
(Walker, 1862)[1]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia bilineolata Walker, 1862
  • Chloroclystis lacustris Meyrick, 1913
  • Chloroclystis paralodes Meyrick, 1913
  • Chloroclystis zatricha Meyrick, 1913

The larvae feed on the flowers of Hebe species.[5]

References

  1. "Pasiphila bilineolata (Walker, 1862)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  2. Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera-annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 1–264 via Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd.
  3. Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity, Volume Two, Kingdom Animalia: Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, Ichnofossils. Vol. 2. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press. p. 460. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714.
  4. Hudson, G. V. (1898). New Zealand moths and butterflies. London: West, Newman & Co. pp. 41–42. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.7912. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  5. Patrick, H.J.H.; Bowie, M.H.; Fox, B.W.; Patrick, B.H. (2011). "The moths of Quail Island (Otamahua): a faunal comparison of an island under restoration with other sites on Banks Peninsula" (PDF). New Zealand Natural Sciences Journal. 36: 57–72.


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