Declana floccosa
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Declana |
| Species: | D. floccosa |
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| Declana floccosa Walker, 1858[1] | |
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Declana floccosa, the forest semilooper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
The wingspan of this species is 27–35 mm and is extremely variable in colour and patterning.[2][3]
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.[2] Native hosts include Muehlenbeckia australis.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 "Declana floccosa Walker, 1858". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- 1 2 "Declana floccosa, forest semilooper". www.nzffa.org.nz. New Zealand Farm Forestry Association. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ↑ Hudson, George Vernon (1888). "On the varieties of a common moth (Declana floccosa)". Transactions and proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 21: 190–193 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ↑ Patrick, Brian (18 May 2016). "Ecological importance of Muehlenbeckia australis/Pohuehue". www.openspace.org.nz. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
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- Citizen science observations of D. floccosa.
- Specimens held at the Auckland Museum.
- Image of Declana floccosa Walker, 1858; holotype of Declana callista Salmon, 1946 held at Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand.
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