Ischalis is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1863. All species within this genus are endemic to New Zealand.
Host species Larvae of species in the genus Ischalis are hosted by only a few specific plants in two major orders of ferns, Hymenophyllales and Gleicheniales.
Species Species contained in this genus are as follows: Ischalis dugdalei Weintraub & Scoble, 2004 Ischalis fortinata (Guenée, 1868) Ischalis gallaria (Walker, 1860) Ischalis nelsonaria (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) Ischalis variabilis (Warren, 1895)
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