Xanthorhoe semifissata

Xanthorhoe semifissata
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Xanthorhoe
Species:
X. semifissata
Binomial name
Xanthorhoe semifissata
(Walker, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Cohemia semifissata Walker, 1862
  • Larentia semifissata (Walker, 1862)
  • Helastia semifissata (Walker, 1862)
  • Coremia ypsilonaria Guenée, 1868
  • Xanthorhoe delicatulata Guenée, 1868

Xanthorhoe semifissata, commonly known as the barred pink looper, is a moth in 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 larval host plants include Nasturtium officinale as well as species in the genus Cardamine. Adult moths inhabit shrubs at the edge of native forest.