Xanthorhoe semifissata
| Xanthorhoe semifissata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Xanthorhoe |
| Species: | X. semifissata
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| Binomial name | |
| Xanthorhoe semifissata (Walker, 1862)
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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.