Ipana glacialis
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Ipana |
| Species: | I. glacialis |
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Ipana glacialis is a species of moth in the family Geometridae.[3] This species was first described by George Hudson in 1903. It is endemic to New Zealand and is found in the central and western parts of the South Island. This species inhabits open country at the alpine zone. Adults are on the wing
Taxonomy
This species was first described by George Hudson in 1903 and originally named Declana glacialis.[4] George Hudson again discussed and illustrated this species in his 1928 book The butterflies and moths of New Zealand under that name.[5] In 2023 this species was placed in the genus Ipana.[6] The male lectotype, collected by Hudson at the Sealey Range in the Mackenzie High Country, is held at Te Papa.[7]
Description
The wingspan of this species ranges between 27 and 35 mm.[8] Hudson described this species as follows:
The expansion of the wings is about 1+1⁄4 in. The fore wings are very dark rich reddish-brown ; there is a large, very irregular, deeply indented white mark in the middle of thewing extending from the base beyond 3⁄4. This marking is almost bisected by a bright reddish-brown longitudinal streak. There is an obscure bluish-grey shading near the termen, and the veins and cilia are bright reddish-brown. The apex of the fore wings is rather prominent and the termen somewhat arched. The hind wings are bright-orange, with several large brown spots on the termen near the apex ; the cilia are bright-orange. The head and thorax are orange-brown. There is a conspicuous ochreous band on the prothorax, and the abdomen is dull-orange, speckled with black towards the tip.[4]
Distribution
I. glacialis is endemic to New Zealand and is found in the central and western parts of the South Island.[1][8]
Habitat
This species inhabits open country in the alpine zone.[8][5]
Behaviour
Adults are on the wing from November until January.[5] This species is day flying.[8] The male is a rapid flyer during hot sunshine, particularly in the late afternoon.[8][5] The female is rarer and less active.[5]
References
- 1 2 "Ipana glacialis Hudson, 1903". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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. LCCN 2011379669. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
- 1 2 George Vernon Hudson (July 1903). "On some New Species of Macro-lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 35: 245. ISSN 1176-6158. Wikidata Q108278534. BHL page 3295759
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - 1 2 3 4 5 Hudson, G. V. (1928), The butterflies and moths of New Zealand, Illustrator: George Hudson, Wellington: Ferguson and Osborn Limited, p. 153, LCCN 88133764, OCLC 25449322, Wikidata Q58593286 BHL page 61899764 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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: 164. doi:10.7931/j2/fnz.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Carey Knox (2024). Butterflies & Moths of Aotearoa New Zealand. John Beaufoy Publishing. p. 160. ISBN 978-1-913679-66-8. Wikidata Q130640046.