Declana floccosa

Declana floccosa
Declana floccosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Declana
Species: D. floccosa
Binomial name
Declana floccosa
Walker, 1858

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]

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