Pasiphila semochlora

Meyrick described the adults of the species as follows:

♂♀. 26-28 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen green, patagia tipped with grey hairs beyond a black bar. Palpi 2, green, tip whitish. Antennal ciliations fasciculated (3+1⁄2). Forewings broad-triangular, termen hardly waved, rounded, rather oblique; green; basal, second, and third fasciae deeper olive-green, especially third, somewhat curved, waved, slightly marked with black on edges, third preceded and followed by slight whitish suffusion in disc; fourth fascia composed of three waved slightly curved somewhat darker lines, edged posteriorly above middle by a curved black line edged with white posteriorly and followed by a roundish grey spot becoming whitish anteriorly; fifth fascia indicated by small black marks between this spot and costa, elsewhere by faint traces of whitish lines and some black marks on veins; subterminal line pale bluish-green, waved-dentate; a fine black interrupted terminal line : cilia pale-greyish, towards base triangularly barred with darker grey. …

This species is endemic to New Zealand. It has only been found in the subalpine zone of Mount Taranaki.