Ischalis

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Ischalis
Ischalis variabilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Diptychini
Genus: Ischalis
Walker, 1863[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Polygonia Guenée, 1868
  • Stratocleis Meyrick, 1883
  • Gonophylla Meyrick, 1885
  • AzelinaMeyrick, 1883

Ischalis is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.[2] The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1863. All species within this genus are endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Host species

Larvae of species in the genus Ischalis are hosted by only a few specific plants in two major orders of ferns, Hymenophyllales and Gleicheniales.[3]

Species

Species contained in this genus are as follows:[4][5]

References

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  2. ^ 2.0 2.1 "ISCHALIS - Butterflies and Moths of the World". www.nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  3. ^ Weintraub, Jason D.; Lawton, John H.; Scoble, Malcolm J. (July 1995). "Lithinine moths on ferns: a phylogenetic study of insect-plant interactions". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 55 (3): 239–250. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.1995.tb01062.x.
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