Pasiphila lunata
Pasiphila lunata is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. This species was first described by Alfred Philpott in 1912. It is endemic to New Zealand and has been observed on both the North and South Island. Larvae feed on Veronica species including on ''Veronica salicifolia.''
Taxonomy
This species was first described by Alfred Philpott in 1912 and originally named Chloroclystis lunata. In 1928 George Hudson illustrated and discussed this species under that name in his book The butterflies and moths of New Zealand. In 1971 John S. Dugdale placed this species in the genus Pasiphila. The male holotype, collected by Philpott at Wallacetown in Southland, is held at the New Zealand Arthropod Collection.Description
Philpott described the male adult of this species as follows:Hudson described this species as being variable in appearance and dark looking compared to other species in the genus Pasiphila.