Ischalis fortinata

Zigzag fern looper
Female
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Ischalis
Species:
I. fortinata
Binomial name
Ischalis fortinata
(Guenée, 1868)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Polygonia fortinata Guenée, 1868
  • Azelina fortinata (Guenée, 1868)
  • Caustaloma? ziczac Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875

Ischalis fortinata (also known as the zigzag fern looper)[3] is a species of moth in the family Geometridae.[4][5] It was first described by Achille Guenée in 1868. This species is endemic to New Zealand and has been observed in both the North, South and Stewart Islands. The species inhabits native forest. The larval hosts of this species include Polystichum vestitum and Polystrichum richardii. Adults have been observed all year around but are most frequently seen from October to February.

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  3. ^ Maanaki Whenua Landcare Research (October 2016). "Shedding light on the night – a citizen science programme to study moths" (PDF). Open space. 91: 14–15 – via qeiinationaltrust.org.nz.
  4. ^ 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. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
  5. ^ Jason D. Weintraub; Malcolm J. Scoble (29 April 2004). "Lithinini (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae)" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 49. Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.49. ISSN 0111-5383. OCLC 56351080. Wikidata Q45004720. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2021.