Pasiphila dryas is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand.[2]

Pasiphila dryas
Female specimen
Male specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Pasiphila
Species:
P. dryas
Binomial name
Pasiphila dryas
Synonyms
  • Chloroclystis dryas (Meyrick, 1891)

Adults are on wing in December and January.

The forewings are dull rosy brown with numerous obscure blackish transverse lines. The hindwings are grey, tinged with rosy brown with numerous very faint blackish transverse lines.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Pasiphila dryas Meyrick 1891". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  2. ^ New Zealand Organisms Register Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  3. ^ New Zealand moths and butterflies (Macro-lepidoptera)  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.