Pasiphila urticae is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in New Zealand.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Pasiphila |
| Species: | P. urticae
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| Pasiphila urticae (Hudson, 1939)[1]
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The larvae feed on Urtica ferox.[3]
References edit
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- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Pasiphila urticae (Hudson 1939)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ New Zealand Organisms Register Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ^ 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.