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Declana leptomera is a native moth seen September to March throughout New Zealand but it is more common in the North Island. It has a body length approx 3cm. The caterpillars eat leaves of various plants including manuka and pine.
Declana leptomera is a native moth seen September to March throughout New Zealand but it is more common in the North Island. It has a body length approx 3cm. The caterpillars eat leaves of various plants including manuka and pine.


[http://ketenewplymouth.peoplesnetworknz.info/image_files/0000/0006/9179/Declana_leptomera_.JPG]
[[File:Declana leptomera .JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]]


[http://ketenewplymouth.peoplesnetworknz.info/image_files/0000/0008/9928/Declana_leptomera__Spotted_manuka__-002.JPG]
[[File:Declana leptomera Spotted manuka -002.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]]


[http://ketenewplymouth.peoplesnetworknz.info/image_files/0000/0008/9923/Declana_leptomera__Spotted_manuka__.JPG]
[[File:Declana leptomera Spotted manuka .JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]]


[http://ketenewplymouth.peoplesnetworknz.info/image_files/0000/0007/8079/Declana_leptomera__Spotted_manuka_moth-003.JPG]
[[File:Declana leptomera Spotted manuka moth-003.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]]


[http://ketenewplymouth.peoplesnetworknz.info/image_files/0000/0007/0694/Declana_leptomera_-005.JPG]
[[File:Declana leptomera -005.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]]


The underside of this moth.<br />
The underside of this moth.<br />
[http://ketenewplymouth.peoplesnetworknz.info/image_files/0000/0006/9924/Spotted_manuka_moth__Declana_leptomera_-001.JPG]
[[File:Spotted manuka moth Declana leptomera -001.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]]


Another moth of the same species with more pronounced marking.<br />
Another moth of the same species with more pronounced marking.<br />
[http://ketenewplymouth.peoplesnetworknz.info/image_files/0000/0008/4418/Spotted_manuka_moth__Declana_leptomera_7-11-2010_9-44-48_a.m..JPG]
[[File:Spotted manuka moth Declana leptomera 7-11-2010 9-44-48 a.m..JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]]


[http://ketenewplymouth.peoplesnetworknz.info/image_files/0000/0006/9494/Declana_leptomera.JPG]
[[File:Declana leptomera.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]]


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Thanks to Wikipedia for text and information: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0





Latest revision as of 11:45, 24 September 2019

Kingdom:   Animalia
Phylum:     Arthropoda
Class:        Insecta
Order:       Lepidoptera
Family:      Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Genus:      Declana
Species: D. leptomera
Binominal name: Declana leptomera
Common name: Spotted manuka moth

Declana leptomera is a native moth seen September to March throughout New Zealand but it is more common in the North Island. It has a body length approx 3cm. The caterpillars eat leaves of various plants including manuka and pine.

Declana leptomera .JPG

Declana leptomera Spotted manuka -002.JPG

Declana leptomera Spotted manuka .JPG

Declana leptomera Spotted manuka moth-003.JPG

Declana leptomera -005.JPG

The underside of this moth.
Spotted manuka moth Declana leptomera -001.JPG

Another moth of the same species with more pronounced marking.
Spotted manuka moth Declana leptomera 7-11-2010 9-44-48 a.m..JPG

Declana leptomera.JPG

Thanks to Wikipedia for text and information: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0