Ipanica
Ipanica is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae erected by George Hampson in 1908. Its only species, Ipanica cornigera, the laced day-moth, was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1886.[1][2][3] It is found along the Australian east coast from Queensland to Tasmania.[4]
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| Genus: | Ipanica Hampson, 1908 |
| Species: | I. cornigera |
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The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults have dark brown and white forewings. The hindwings are yellow with a broad brown margin and a brown spot in the middle.
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Ipanica". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
- Savela, Markku (June 6, 2019). "Ipanica Hampson, 1908". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Ipanica Hampson, 1908". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
- Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (1 September 2020). "Ipanica cornigera (Butler, 1886) Laced Day-moth". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
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