Pasiphila magnimaculata
| Pasiphila magnimaculata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Pasiphila |
| Species: | P. magnimaculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Pasiphila magnimaculata (Philpott, 1915)[1] | |
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Pasiphila magnimaculata is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is endemic to New Zealand.[2] The type locality of this species is Queenstown.[3] It usually inhabits montane areas but has also been collected on Quail Island.[4]
The larvae feed on the flowers of Gaultheria crassa.[3]
References
- ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Pasiphila magnimaculata (Philpott 1915)". www.taxapad.com. Taxapad. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ↑ "Pasiphila magnimaculata (Philpott, 1915)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- 1 2 Patrick, Brian H.; Lyford, Brian M.; Ward, John B.; Barratt, Barbara I. P. (1992-12-01). "Lepidoptera and other insects of the Rastus Burn Basin, The Remarkables, Otago". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 22 (4): 265–278. ISSN 0303-6758. doi:10.1080/03036758.1992.10420820.
- ↑ 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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