Ischalis

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Ischalis
File:Ischalis variabilis.jpg
Ischalis variabilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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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

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

References

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