Declana floccosa
| Declana floccosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Declana |
| Species: | D. floccosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Declana floccosa Walker, 1858 | |
Declana floccosa, the forest semilooper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is native to New Zealand.
The wingspan is 27–35 mm and is extremely variable in colour and patterning.
The larvae feed on a wide range of native and exotic broad-leaved and coniferous shrubs and trees. Exotic hosts include Pinus radiata and other Pinus species, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Larix and Eucalyptus.[1]
References
- ↑ SCION (1982). "Declana floccosa". nzffa.org.nz. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
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