Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Geometridae Scientific name Declana floccosa | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Declana Rank Species | |
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Similar Declana, Pseudocoremia, Pseudocoremia suavis, Austrocidaria similata, Planotortrix excessana | ||
Declana floccosa, the forest semilooper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand.
The wingspan of this species 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. Native hosts include Muehlenbeckia australis.
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