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Pasiphilodes viridescens

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Pasiphilodes viridescens
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P. viridescens
Binomial name
Pasiphilodes viridescens
(Warren, 1895)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gymnodisca viridescens Warren, 1895
  • Pasiphila viridescens
  • Chloroclystis viridescens

Pasiphilodes viridescens is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Malaysia,[2] New Guinea and possibly Borneo.[3]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are green and the hindwings are pale cinereous, with traces of three or four dusky curved fasciae.[4]

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Rhododendron species.

References

  1. ^ "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ^ LepIndex
  3. ^ The Moths of Borneo
  4. ^ New species and genera of Geometridae in the Tring Museum