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Pasiphila furva
Pasiphila furva is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It was first described by Alfred Philpott in 1917. This species is endemic to New Zealand and has been observed in the Fiordland region. This species inhabits subalpine scrub and are said to be associated with Veronica odora. Adult moths are on the wing in January.
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Description
Philpott originally described this species as follows:
♂. 17-20 mm. Head, palpi, thorax, and abdomen dark reddish-brown whitish, in ♂ ciliate-fasciculate, ciliations 4. Forewings triangular, costa slightly sinuate, apex obtuse, termen angulated at middle, subsinuate beneath; dark dull-reddish-brown; numerous obscure bluish-green and, black transverse lines; upper half o: second line frequently more prominently greenish and followed by a rather broad reddish band; a thin waved bluish-green subterminal line usually present : cilia fuscous-grey, suffusedly barred and mixed with darker. Hind wings in ♂ slightly but broadly projecting on middle of termen; dark greyish-fuscous; veins dotted with whitish scales; dorsal fasciae hardly indicated : cilia as in forewings.
Range & habitat
This species is endemic to New Zealand. This species has been observed in the Fiordland region.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 394648.