Pasiphila malachita: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Geometridae
- Genus
- Pasiphila
- Species
- Pasiphila malachita
- Scientific Name
- Pasiphila malachita
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Pasiphila malachita
Pasiphila malachita is a moth of the family Geometridae. This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is endemic to New Zealand and is found in the North and South Islands. This species inhabits native forest and larvae feed on Veronica species. Adults are most commonly observed on the wing in December and January. They are attracted to light.
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Sibling Taxa
- Pasiphila acompsa
- Pasiphila aristias
- Pasiphila bilineolata
- Pasiphila charybdis
- Pasiphila chloerata
- Pasiphila cotinaea
- Pasiphila debiliata
- Pasiphila derasata
- Pasiphila dryas
- Pasiphila erratica
- Pasiphila fumipalpata
- Pasiphila furva
- Pasiphila halianthes
- Pasiphila heighwayi
- Pasiphila horistes
- Pasiphila humilis
- Pasiphila hyrcanica
- Pasiphila kumakurai
- Pasiphila lita
- Pasiphila lunata
- Pasiphila magnimaculata
- Pasiphila malachita
- Pasiphila melochlora
- Pasiphila muscosata
- Pasiphila nebulosa
- Pasiphila obscura
- Pasiphila palaearctica
- Pasiphila palpata
- Pasiphila plinthina
- Pasiphila punicea
- Pasiphila rectangulata
- Pasiphila rivalis
- Pasiphila rubella
- Pasiphila sandycias
- Pasiphila semochlora
- Pasiphila socotrensis
- Pasiphila subcinctata
- Pasiphila suffusa
- Pasiphila urticae
- Pasiphila vieta
- Pasiphila viridescens

