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]

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

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

References

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  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.