Xanthorhoe semifissata
Xanthorhoe semifissata, commonly known as the barred pink looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand and is found throughout the country although it is much less common in the mountains in the south and west of the South Island. The larvae host plants include Nasturtium officinale as well as species in the Cardamine genus. Adult moths inhabit shrubs at the edge of native forest.
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Xanthorhoe |
Species: | X. semifissata |
Binomial name | |
Xanthorhoe semifissata (Walker, 1862) | |
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