''Ipana'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s in the family
Geometridae
The geometer moths are moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyleti ...
that is endemic to New Zealand. The genus was erected by
Francis Walker in 1858,
synonymised with ''
Declana'' in 1917, and reinstated in 2023.
Species
Species found in this genus include:
* ''
Ipana atronivea''
Walker, 1865 – North Island lichen moth
* ''
Ipana egregia''
Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875 – South Island lichen moth
* ''
Ipana feredayi''
(Butler, 1877)
* ''
Ipana glacialis''
Hudson, 1903
* ''
Ipana griseata''
(Hudson, 1898)
* ''
Ipana halocarpi''
Dugdale & Emmerson, 2023
* ''
Ipana hermione''
(Hudson, 1898)
* ''
Ipana junctilinea''
Walker, 1865
* ''
Ipana leptomera
''Ipana leptomera'' is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is Endemism, endemic to New Zealand. Originally described by Francis Walker (entomologist), Francis Walker in 1858, the species was moved to the genus ''Declana'' in 1898. In ...
''
Walker, 1858
* ''
Ipana perdita''
Dugdale & Emmerson, 2023
References
Ennominae
Geometridae genera
Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist)
Endemic moths of New Zealand
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