Pasiphila excisa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Pasiphila
Species:
P. excisa
Binomial name
Pasiphila excisa
(Butler, 1878)[1]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia excisa Butler, 1878
  • Chloroclystis excisa
  • Eupithecia macrocheila Staudinger, 1897

Pasiphila excisa is a moth in the family Geometridae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. It is found in Russia, Japan[2] and Korea.[3]

The larvae feed on the flowers of Rhododendron species and Eurya japonica.

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Pasiphila excisa (Butler 1878)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  2. Japanese Moths
  3. Sei-Woong Choi (March 2002). "Two New Larentiinae Species (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from Korea". Entomological Research. 32 (1): 57–60. doi:10.1111/j.1748-5967.2002.tb00010.x.


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