Pasiphila semochlora
species of insect
Pasiphila semochlora is a moth of the family Geometridae. This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1919. It is endemic to New Zealand and is found in the subalpine zone of Mount Taranaki.
Taxonomy
This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1919 and originally named Chloroclystis semochlora. In 1928 George Hudson illustrated and discussed this species under that name in his book The butterflies and moths of New Zealand. In 1971 John S. Dugdale placed this species in the genus Pasiphila. The male lectotype, collected by Hudson at Mount Taranaki, is held at the Natural History Museum, London.
Description
Meyrick described the adults of the species as follows:
♂♀. 26-28 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen green, patagia tipped with grey hairs beyond a black bar.
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