Ipana leptomera

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Ipana leptomera
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Female
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Male
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Ipana
Species:
I. leptomera
Binomial name
Ipana leptomera
Walker, 1858 [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Declana leptomera(Walker, 1858)
  • Amphitape crassitibiaFelder & Rogenhofer, 1875

Ipana leptomera is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. [3] [2] It is endemic to New Zealand. [1] Originally described by Francis Walker in 1858, the species was moved to the genus Declana in 1898. In 2023, the genus Ipana was reinstated, with Ipana leptomera becoming the type species. [4]

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Description

Ipana leptomera can be distinguished from other moths due to its three-lobed hindwings, and its herringbone fine streak pattern. Males of the species are yellow-tan, while females are grey. [4]

Behaviour

The species can be found on a wide range of trees and shrubs (both native and introduced fauna), including conifer trees, and suburban garden vegetation. [4] The species is on the wing typically between September and March. [4]

Distribution

The species is found on mainland New Zealand, as well as the Chatham Islands. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ipana leptomera Walker, 1858". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  2. 1 2 Dugdale , J. S. (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. 14. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: 165. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN   0111-5383. Wikidata   Q45083134.
  3. ↑ Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia: chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 459. ISBN   978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC   973607714. OL   25288394M. Wikidata   Q45922947.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Dugdale, J. S.; Emmerson, A. W.; Hoare, R. J. B. (2023). "Declana and Ipana (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae)". Fauna of New Zealand. 82: 1–120. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.82. ISSN   0111-5383. Wikidata   Q124100766.


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