Pasiphila melochlora: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Geometridae
- Genus
- Pasiphila
- Species
- Pasiphila melochlora
- Scientific Name
- Pasiphila melochlora
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Pasiphila melochlora
Pasiphila melochlora, also known as the Green Broom Pug, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. This species is endemic to New Zealand and has been observed in the North and South Islands. P. melochlora inhabits native forest with larvae feeding on New Zealand-native broom as well as Clianthus maximus. This species pupates in a pupa attached to an object on the surface of the ground. Adults have been observed on the wing every month of the year apart from July.
...Pasiphila melochlora in languages:
- English
- Green Broom Pug
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Parent Taxon
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