''Pasiphila'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s in the family
Geometridae
The geometer moths are moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyleti ...
. As of 2005 about 36 species were known, and of these, some 27 are native to
New Zealand
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.
[Viidalepp, J. and V. Mironov. (2005)]
''Pasiphila hyrcanica'' sp. n.(Geometridae, Larentiinae) – a new species from Azerbaijan and Iran.
''Nota Lepidopterologica'' 28(3-4) 193-201.
Species
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Pasiphila acompsa''
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Pasiphila aristias''
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Pasiphila bilineolata''
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Pasiphila charybdis''
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Pasiphila chloerata'' - sloe pug
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Pasiphila coelica''
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Pasiphila cotinaea''
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Pasiphila debiliata''
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Pasiphila derasata''
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Pasiphila dryas''
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Pasiphila erratica''
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Pasiphila excisa''
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Pasiphila fumipalpata''
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Pasiphila furva''
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Pasiphila halianthes''
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Pasiphila heighwayi''
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Pasiphila humilis
''Pasiphila humilis'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand
New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Islan ...
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Pasiphila hyrcanica''
[
*'' Pasiphila kumakurai''
*'' Pasiphila lita''
*'' Pasiphila lunata''
*'' Pasiphila magnimaculata''
*'' Pasiphila malachita''
*'' Pasiphila melochlora''
*'' Pasiphila muscosata''
*'' Pasiphila nebulosa''
*'' Pasiphila obscura''
*'' Pasiphila plinthina''
*'' Pasiphila punicea''
*'' Pasiphila rectangulata'' - green pug
*'' Pasiphila rivalis''
*'' Pasiphila rubella''
*'' Pasiphila sandycias''
*'' Pasiphila semochlora''
*'' Pasiphila socotrensis''
*'' Pasiphila subcinctata''
*'' Pasiphila suffusa''
*'' Pasiphila urticae''
*'' Pasiphila vieta''
]
Taxonomy
''Pasiphila'' was formerly treated as a synonym of ''Chloroclystis
''Chloroclystis'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterli ...
'', as was ''Gymnodisca'', which is now mostly treated as a subgenus of ''Pasiphila''. '' Rhinoprora'' is sometimes treated as a synonym of subgenus ''Gymnodisca''.
Furthermore, a number of species which were included in ''Pasiphila'' are now mostly placed in '' Pasiphilodes''.
References
Eupitheciini
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