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Pasiphila urticae

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Pasiphila urticae
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Pasiphila
Species:
P. urticae
Binomial name
Pasiphila urticae
(Hudson, 1939)[1]
Synonyms
  • Chloroclystis urticae Hudson, 1939

Pasiphila urticae is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in New Zealand.[2]

The larvae feed on Urtica ferox.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Pasiphila urticae (Hudson 1939)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  2. ^ New Zealand Organisms Register Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  3. ^ 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.