Ipimorpha

Hübner, 1821

The Olive

Species Guides

Ipimorpha nanaimo
Ipimorpha pleonectusa(Even-lined Sallow)
Ipimorpha viridipallida(Greenish Ipimorpha)

Ipimorpha is a of in the Noctuidae, established by Hübner in 1821. The genus contains approximately eight described distributed across the Holarctic region, with records from Europe, Asia, and North America. Members of this genus are small to medium-sized noctuid moths, with several species bearing related to their characteristic coloration.

Ipimorpha by (c) Jeremy deWaard. University of British Columbia., some rights reserved (CC BY). Used under a CC-BY license.

Ipimorpha nanaimo by (c) Jeremy deWaard. University of British Columbia., some rights reserved (CC BY). Used under a CC-BY license.

Ipimorpha viridipallida by (c) Charles Swift, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Charles Swift. Used under a CC-BY license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Ipimorpha: //ˌaɪpɪˈmɔːrfə//

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Distribution

Holarctic distribution. Documented from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Vermont (USA) based on occurrence records. The spans Europe, Asia, and North America, with individual showing more restricted ranges.

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Species diversity

The includes eight recognized : Ipimorpha contusa, I. guanyuana, I. intexta, I. nanaimo, I. pleonectusa (with synonym I. subvexa), I. retusa, I. subtusa (known as The Olive), and I. viridipallida.