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Pasiphila nebulosa
Pasiphila nebulosa is a moth of the family Geometridae. This species was first described by John S. Dugdale in 1971. It is endemic to New Zealand and is found in the Auckland Islands. This species lives in lowland habitat and the larval host plants are species in the genus Veronica. Adults are nocturnal and are on the wing in December and January.
From the article Pasiphila nebulosa on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The wing expanse of both the male and female of this species ranges from 24 to 28 mm. The ground colour is dark grey however the forewings may be more pale in colour and are sometimes faintly orange. The patterns on the forewings are not well defined.
Range & habitat
This species is endemic to New Zealand and can only be found in the Auckland Islands.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
P. nebulosa is nocturnal and are attracted to light. Adults are on the wing in December and January.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Behaviour”
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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 394654.