Pasiphila heighwayi is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in New Zealand.[2] The species was described from the Banks Peninsula and later found along the Waitohi River.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Pasiphila |
| Species: | P. heighwayi
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| Pasiphila heighwayi | |
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The larvae feed on the flowers of Veronica traversii.
References
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- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Pasiphila heighwayi (Philpott 1927)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ New Zealand Organisms Register Archived 16 June 2013 at archive.today
- ^ Lepidoptera of the Waitohi River Shrublands, North Canterbury