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Pome looper
Chloroclystis testulata.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Pasiphilodes
Species:
P. testulata
Binomial name
Pasiphilodes testulata
(Guenée, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia testulata Guenée, [1858]
  • Chloroclystis testulata
  • Scotosia denotata Walker, 1862
  • Phrissogonus denotatus Meyrick, 1891
  • Scotosia humerata Walker, 1862
  • Phibalapteryx parvulata Walker, [1863]
  • Chloroclystis nobbsi Holloway, 1977

Pasiphilodes testulata, the pome looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is found in Tasmania and on Norfolk Island, as well as in New Zealand and on the Chatham Islands and Kermadec Islands.

Subspecies

  • Pasiphilodes testulata testulata
  • Pasiphilodes testulata nobbsi (Holloway, 1977)
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