Pasiphila


Pasiphila is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1883. Meyrick gave a more detailed description of this genus in 1884. As of 2005 about 36 species were known, and of these, some 27 are native to New Zealand.

Species

Pasiphila was formerly treated as a synonym of Chloroclystis, as was Gymnodisca, which is now mostly treated as a subgenus of Pasiphila. Rhinoprora 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.