Phil Bendle Collection:Declana niveata (Forest semilooper moth): Difference between revisions

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Declana niveata is a nocturnal moth of the Geometridae family with 20mm body length. It is native to New Zealand.  Larvae feed on Hoheria species. Not as common as other forest Declana species and spring emergence is normal.
Declana niveata is a nocturnal moth of the Geometridae family with 20mm body length. It is native to New Zealand.  Larvae feed on Hoheria species. Not as common as other forest Declana species and spring emergence is normal.


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Declana niveata with odd marking on its back<br />
Declana niveata with odd marking on its back<br />
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The underside of a male moth clinging to a window.<br />
The underside of a male moth clinging to a window.<br />
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[[File:Declana niveata.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] <br />
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Latest revision as of 11:45, 24 September 2019

Kingdom:   Animalia
Phylum:     Arthropoda
Subphylum:        Hexapoda
Class:        Insecta
Order:       Lepidoptera
Family:      Geometridae
Genus:      Declana
Species:     D. niveata
Binomial name: Declana niveata
Common name: Forest Semilooper.

Declana niveata is a nocturnal moth of the Geometridae family with 20mm body length. It is native to New Zealand.  Larvae feed on Hoheria species. Not as common as other forest Declana species and spring emergence is normal.

1-Declana niveata Forest semilooper moth -001.JPG

Declana niveata Forest semilooper moth .JPG

Declana niveata 1-002.JPG

Declana niveata with odd marking on its back
1-Declana niveata Forest semilooper moth .JPG

1-Forest Semilooper Declana niveata 2.JPG

The underside of a male moth clinging to a window.
Declana niveata.JPG 

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