Pasiphila is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1883. Meyrick gave a more detailed description of this genus in 1884. As of 2005 about 36 species were known, and of these, some 27 are native to New Zealand.Viidalepp, J. and V. Mironov. (2005). Pasiphila hyrcanica sp. n.(Geometridae, Larentiinae) – a new species from Azerbaijan and Iran. Nota Lepidopterologica 28(3-4) 193-201.
Species Pasiphila acompsa Pasiphila aristias Pasiphila bilineolata Pasiphila charybdis Pasiphila chloerata - sloe pug Pasiphila coelica Pasiphila cotinaea Pasiphila debiliata Pasiphila derasata Pasiphila dryas Pasiphila erratica Pasiphila excisa Pasiphila fumipalpata Pasiphila furva Pasiphila halianthes Pasiphila heighwayi Pasiphila humilis Pasiphila hyrcanica Pasiphila kumakurai Pasiphila lita Pasiphila lunata Pasiphila magnimaculata Pasiphila malachita Pasiphila melochlora Pasiphila muscosata Pasiphila nebulosa Pasiphila obscura Pasiphila plinthina Pasiphila punicea Pasiphila rectangulata - green pug Pasiphila rivalis Pasiphila rubella Pasiphila sandycias Pasiphila semochlora Pasiphila socotrensis Pasiphila subcinctata Pasiphila suffusa Pasiphila urticae Pasiphila vieta
Taxonomy Pasiphila was formerly treated as a synonym of Chloroclystis, as was Gymnodisca, which is now mostly treated as a subgenus of Pasiphila. Rhinoprora is sometimes treated as a synonym of subgenus Gymnodisca.
Furthermore, a number of species which were included in Pasiphila are now mostly placed in Pasiphilodes.
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