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]

Ipanica
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Ipanica Hampson, 1908
Species:	I. cornigera
Binomial name
Ipanica cornigera (Butler, 1886)
Synonyms
Generic Ipana Jordan, 1896 Specific Aegocera cornigera Butler, 1886

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

1. 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.
2. Savela, Markku (June 6, 2019). "Ipanica Hampson, 1908". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Ipanica Hampson, 1908". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
4. 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.