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Its 'looper' caterpillar (20–30 mm) feed on Pseudopanax (Fivefinger) and lichen. The caterpillar has two camouflage strategies, one to look like a dead twig and other is to curl up and look like a bird dropping. | Its 'looper' caterpillar (20–30 mm) feed on Pseudopanax (Fivefinger) and lichen. The caterpillar has two camouflage strategies, one to look like a dead twig and other is to curl up and look like a bird dropping. | ||
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The moth's camouflage wing pattern blending in with lichen on a tree trunk.<br /> | The moth's camouflage wing pattern blending in with lichen on a tree trunk.<br /> | ||
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Thanks to Wikipedia for text and information: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 | 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
Subclass: Pterygota
Infraclass: Neoptera
Superorder: Endopterygota
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Declana
Species: D. atronivea
Scientific name: Declana atronivea
Synonym: Detunda atronivea
Common name: North Island Lichen Moth. Zebra Moth
Declana atronivea (wingspan 40-45 mm) is found only in the North Island and is usually seen November to February. It is a patterned moth and hence blends in with lichen on tree trunks when resting.
Its 'looper' caterpillar (20–30 mm) feed on Pseudopanax (Fivefinger) and lichen. The caterpillar has two camouflage strategies, one to look like a dead twig and other is to curl up and look like a bird dropping.
The moth's camouflage wing pattern blending in with lichen on a tree trunk.
Thanks to Wikipedia for text and information: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0
