Pasiphila heighwayi

Pasiphila heighwayi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Pasiphila
Species: P. heighwayi
Binomial name
Pasiphila heighwayi
(Philpott, 1927)[1]
Synonyms
  • Chloroclystis heighwayi Philpott, 1927

Pasiphila heighwayi is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in New Zealand.[2] The species was described from the Banks Peninsula and later found along the Waitohi River.[3]

The larvae feed on the flowers of Hebe traversii.

References

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