About Declana floccosa Walker, 1858
Declana floccosa, commonly known as the forest semilooper or manuka moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Geometridae. This species is endemic to New Zealand. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1858 (originally recorded as 1863 in the original source) from specimens collected by Colonel Bolton. The wingspan of Declana floccosa ranges from 27 to 35 mm, and the species is extremely variable in both colour and wing patterning. The larvae of this moth feed on a wide variety of both native and exotic broad-leaved and coniferous shrubs and trees. Recorded exotic host plants include Pinus radiata, other Pinus species, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Larix, and Eucalyptus. One recorded native host plant for this species is Muehlenbeckia australis.
