| 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 |
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The Forest Semilooper (Declana floccosa) is a moth of the Geometridae family. 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]