Ipana (moth)

Ipana
Ipana leptomera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Genus: Ipana
Walker, 1858
Synonyms[1]
  • Detunda Walker, 1865
  • Politeia Walker, 1865
  • Amphitape Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875

Ipana is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae that is endemic to New Zealand. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1858,[2] synonymised with Declana in 1917, and reinstated in 2023.[1]

Species

Species found in this genus include:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Dugdale, J. S.; Emmerson, A. W.; Hoare, R. J. B. (2023). "Declana and Ipana (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae)". Fauna of New Zealand. 82: 1โ€“120. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.82. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q124100766.
  2. ^ "Declana Walker, 1858". New Zealand Organisms Register. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-05-08.