Pasiphila magnimaculata

Pasiphila magnimaculata is a moth in the family Geometridae. 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]

Pasiphila magnimaculata
Pasiphila magnimaculata (female)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Pasiphila
Species:
P. magnimaculata
Binomial name
Pasiphila magnimaculata
(Philpott, 1915)[1]
Synonyms
  • Chloroclystis magnimaculata Philpott, 1915
  • Chloroclystis rufipellis Meyrick, 1927
  • Chloroclystis irabunda Prout, 1958

The larvae feed on the flowers of Gaultheria crassa.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Pasiphila magnimaculata (Philpott 1915)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Pasiphila magnimaculata (Philpott, 1915)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  3. ^ a b 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. doi:10.1080/03036758.1992.10420820. ISSN 0303-6758.
  4. ^ 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.