Declana niveata
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Declana |
| Species: | D. niveata |
| Binomial name | |
| Declana niveata Butler, 1879 | |
Declana niveata is a species of moth in the family Geometridae.[1] It is endemic to New Zealand.[2] This species was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879.[3] The larvae of this species feed on Hoheria species.[4] Adults are attracted to light and have been collected via a mercury vapour light trap.[5]
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- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Declana niveata Butler, 1879". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ↑ "Declana niveata Butler, 1879". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
- ↑ Butler, Arthur Gardiner (1879). "On a small collection of Heterocerous Lepidoptera, from New Zealand". Cistula Entomologica. 2: 487–511 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ↑ "PlantSynz - Invertebrate herbivore biodiversity assessment tool: Database". plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
- ↑ B. H. Patrick; R. D. Archibald (January 1988). "Lepidoptera light-trapped at Owaka, South Otago". New Zealand Entomologist. 11 (1): 70–72. doi:10.1080/00779962.1988.9722541. ISSN 0077-9962. Wikidata Q105740584.