About Pasiphila bilineolata Walker, 1862
Walker's original description of the female of Pasiphila bilineolata is as follows: Body is greenish ash-grey. Palps ascend obliquely, and are as long as the head is broad. The thorax bears two black spots on each side. The abdomen has a slight crest and a broad blackish band close to its base. Wings are moderately broad, marked with several brown, toothed lines; some of these lines, particularly on the forewings, are clouded or marked with black spots. The submarginal line is whitish and zigzag, and the marginal spots are black and elongated. Forewings are slightly pointed, with a fawn colouring at the base and a black spot at the disc. Hindwings are reddish ash-grey. Body length is 4 lines, wingspan is 12 lines. Additional description notes that forewings are bright green with numerous wavy darker lines, while hindwings are grey with a faint reddish tinge. Adult moths are on wing from September through May. This species is endemic to New Zealand, and has been observed in both the North and South Islands. Its larvae feed on the flowers and foliage of Hebe species. Adult moths live in native forest and shrubland habitats, and have been observed feeding on the flowers of Dracophyllum acerosum, Dracophyllum uniflorum, and Veronica salicifolia.
