Pasiphila cotinaea

Pasiphila cotinaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Pasiphila
Species: P. cotinaea
Binomial name
Pasiphila cotinaea
(Meyrick, 1913)[1]
Synonyms
  • Chloroclystis cotinaea Meyrick, 1913
  • Chloroclystis tornospila Meyrick, 1931

Pasiphila cotinaea is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in New Zealand,[2] where it is known from the South Island and the lower North Island.

Adults are on wing from November to April. There may be two generations per year.

The larvae feed on the flowers of various small-leaved Olearia species.[3]

References

  1. "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 2013.
  2. New Zealand Organisms Register
  3. Moths find Olearia shrubs tasty
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