Pasiphila melochlora is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand.[2]

Pasiphila melochlora
Female
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Pasiphila
Species:
P. melochlora
Binomial name
Pasiphila melochlora
(Meyrick, 1911)[1]
Synonyms
  • Chloroclystis melochlora Meyrick, 1911

The larvae feed on the foliage of Clianthus maximus.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Pasiphila melochlora (Meyrick 1911)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  2. ^ New Zealand Organisms Register Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  3. ^ E. K. Cameron, Kakabeak under attack
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