Deana

Deana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Deana
Butler, 1879[1]
Species: D. hybreasalis
Binomial name
Deana hybreasalis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Adena Walker, 1863
  • Nesarcha Meyrick, 1884
  • Scopula hybreasalis Walker, 1859
  • Scopula pareonalis Walker, 1859
  • Adena xanthialis Walker, 1863

Deana is a genus of moths of the Crambidae family. It contains only one species, Deana hybreasalis, which is found in New Zealand.[2]

The larvae feed on various liana species, including Clematis species.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
  2. ↑ Deana at funet
  3. ↑ Lepidoptera of the Waitohi River Shrublands, North Canterbury
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