Butterflies

Ipana junctilinea · Order: Lepidoptera

Also called: Butterflies And Moths, Butterflies & Moths, Invertebrates (Butterflies), Invertebrates (Moths)

No source yet on danger. We have no source yet on whether it bites, stings or damages anything.
Butterflies
Photo: Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd., CC BY

Adults of this species help pollinate native plants such as Dracophyllum acerosum and Leptospermum scoparium. It is found only in New Zealand.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It lives exclusively in New Zealand.

Source: Wikipedia

What it eats

Adults pollinate the flowers of Dracophyllum acerosum and Leptospermum scoparium.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

The species is endemic to New Zealand.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 51 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, California, Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Maryland, Illinois.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Butterflies photo 3
Photo: Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd., CC BY
Butterflies photo 4
Photo: Mike Bowie, CC BY
Butterflies photo 5
Photo: Possums' End, CC BY
Butterflies photo 6
Photo: Jon Sullivan, CC BY

Questions people ask

What plants does Ipana junctilinea pollinate?

Adults visit and pollinate Dracophyllum acerosum and Leptospermum scoparium.

Source: Wikipedia

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Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipana_junctilinea

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.

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