GEOMETRIDAE: Ennominae ⁵

Ischalis variabilis (Warren, 1895). F.L. 19 mm. Endemic. Abundant.

Habitat, seasonality and behaviour. ⁶

Adults are found in native forest mainly from September to April.

Life history ⁶

Larvae feed on the frond of ferns.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Tony Steer, all rights reserved, uploaded by Tony Steer
2. George Vernon Hudson , no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fig_15_MA_I437616_TePapa_Plate-XVII-The-butterflies_full_(cropped).jpg
3. George Vernon Hudson , no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fig_16_MA_I437616_TePapa_Plate-XVII-The-butterflies_full_(cropped).jpg
4. (c) Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd., some rights reserved (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ischalis_variabilis_male.jpg
5. Adapted by Tony Steer from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ischalis_variabilis
6. (c) Tony Steer, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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