''Pasiphila'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

s in the family

Geometridae The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek ''geo'' γεω (derivative form of or "the earth"), and ''met ...

. As of 2005 about 36 species were known, and of these, some 27 are native to

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

.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 ''Pasiphila acompsa'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It was described by Louis Beethoven Prout in 1927. It is endemic to New Zealand and has been observed in mountainous locations in both the North and South Islands. Larvae of this species ...

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Pasiphila aristias ''Pasiphila aristias'' is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1897 and is endemic to New Zealand. This species is found in both the North and South Islands and inhabits subalpine and native forest. ...

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Pasiphila bilineolata ''Pasiphila bilineolata'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand and can be found in the North and South Islands. The species inhabits native forest and shrubland and the larvae feed on '' Hebe'' species. Adults are on ...

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Pasiphila charybdis ''Pasiphila charybdis'' is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is Endemism, endemic to New Zealand. Taxonomy This species was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879 and named ''Helastia charybdis'' using specimens colle ...

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Pasiphila chloerata ''Pasiphila chloerata'', the sloe pug, is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found from Europe to the Amur Region and central Asia. The wingspan is . Adults are on wing from May to June. There is one generation per year. The larvae feed on ...

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Pasiphila coelica ''Pasiphila coelica'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in relatio ...

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Pasiphila cotinaea ''Pasiphila cotinaea'' is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand. Its larvae feed off ''Olearia'' species and the adult moth can be seen on the wing from November to April. This species is regarded as rare. Ta ...

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Pasiphila debiliata ''Pasiphila debiliata'', the bilberry pug, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from Europe, east to southern Siberia, the Amur region and Japan. The wingspan is . The ground colour is a very delicate, evanescent pale green, the cross ...

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Pasiphila derasata ''Pasiphila derasata'' is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Africa, south of the Sahara, including the Islands of the Atlantic Ocean (Cabo Verde , national_anthem = () , official_languages = Portugu ...

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Pasiphila dryas ''Pasiphila dryas'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the ...

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Pasiphila erratica ''Pasiphila erratica'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand. Specimens were first collected at Bold Peak, in the Humboldt Ranges and the Hunter Mountains The Hunter Mountains of Lake Manapouri, New Zealand, were na ...

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Pasiphila excisa ''Pasiphila excisa'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. It is found in Russia, Japan and Korea. The larvae feed on the flowers of ''Rhododendron'' species and ''Eurya japonica ''Eurya japon ...

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Pasiphila fumipalpata ''Pasiphila fumipalpata'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () a ...

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Pasiphila heighwayi ''Pasiphila heighwayi'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in New Zealand. The species was described from the Banks Peninsula and later found along the Waitohi River. The larvae feed on the flowers of ''Veronica traversii''. Refere ...

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Pasiphila humilis ''Pasiphila humilis'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand. The larvae feed on the flowers of ''Dracophyllum ''Dracophyllum'' is a genus of plants belonging to the family Ericaceae, formerly Epacridaceae. There are ...

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Pasiphila hyrcanica ''Pasiphila hyrcanica'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It was described by Jaan Viidalepp and Vladimir Mironov in 2006. It is found in Azerbaijan and Iran. The wingspan is . Adults have been recorded on wing from mid-May to late June. The ...

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Pasiphila kumakurai ''Pasiphila kumakurai'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on ...

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Pasiphila lita ''Pasiphila lita'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It was described by Louis Beethoven Prout in 1916. It is found in Kenya, Malawi, South Africa and Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country l ...

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Pasiphila lunata ''Pasiphila lunata'' is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in New Zealand. The larvae feed on '' Hebe'' species. References Moths described in 1912 lunata Lunata is a locality of the commune of Capannori in the Provi ...

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Pasiphila magnimaculata ''Pasiphila magnimaculata'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island ( ...

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Pasiphila malachita ''Pasiphila malachita'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () an ...

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Pasiphila melochlora ''Pasiphila melochlora'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand. The larvae feed on the foliage of ''Clianthus maximus ''Clianthus maximus'', commonly known as kaka beak (''kōwhai ngutu-kākā'' in Māori), is a wo ...

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Pasiphila muscosata ''Pasiphila muscosata'', the emerald pug moth, is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand and has been found in the North, South and Stewart Islands. The larvae of this species are known to be present in January and live on ...

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Pasiphila nebulosa ''Pasiphila nebulosa'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and th ...

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Pasiphila obscura ''Pasiphila obscura'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Japan and Russia. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 ...

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Pasiphila rectangulata The green pug (''Pasiphila rectangulata'') is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is sometimes placed in the genus ''Chloroclystis'' or '' Rhinoprora''. It is common throughout the Palearctic region (from Ireland to Japan) and the Near East, but ...

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Pasiphila rivalis ''Pasiphila rivalis'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemism, endemic to New Zealand.Pasiphila rubella'' *''

Pasiphila sandycias ''Pasiphila sandycias'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand. Adult moths of this species have been shown to pollinate ''Leptospermum scoparium'' and ''Olearia virgata ''Olearia'', most commonly known as daisy-bus ...

'' *'' Pasiphila semochlora'' *'' Pasiphila socotrensis'' *'' Pasiphila subcinctata'' *'' Pasiphila suffusa'' *''

Pasiphila urticae ''Pasiphila urticae'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in New Zealand. The larvae feed on ''Urtica ferox ''Urtica ferox'', commonly known as tree nettle and in Māori: ongaonga, taraonga, taraongaonga, оr okaoka, is a species ...

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Pasiphila vieta ''Pasiphila vieta'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. This species was discovered by Amy Castle. It was described by George Hudson in 1950 using specimens collected by Castle. It is endemic to New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) ...

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 in 1825. Description Palpi with second joint thickly scaled and reaching beyond the sharp frontal tuft, third joint prominent. Antennae of male annul ...

'', as was ''Gymnodisca'', which is now mostly treated as a subgenus of ''Pasiphila''. ''

Rhinoprora ''Rhinoprora'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Warren in 1895. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index lists this genus as a junior subjective synonym of ''Pasiphila ''Pasiphila'' is a genus of moths in the family ...

'' 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 ''Pasiphilodes'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae Species description, first described by Warren in 1895. Species *''Pasiphilodes automola'' *''Pasiphilodes chlorocampsis'' *''Pasiphilodes diaboeta'' *''Pasiphilodes diaschista'' *'' ...

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References

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