Deana

Deana is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1859. It contains only one species, Deana hybreasalis, which is endemic to New Zealand.

Deana
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Tribe: Udeini
Genus: Deana
Butler, 1879
Species:
D. hybreasalis
Binomial name
Deana hybreasalis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Generic
    • Adena Walker, 1863
    • Nesarcha Meyrick, 1884
  • Specific
    • Scopula hybreasalis Walker, 1859
    • Scopula pareonalis Walker, 1859
    • Adena xanthialis Walker, 1863
    • Nesarcha hybrealis (Walker, 1863)

The larvae feed on various liana species, including Clematis species (Ranunculaceae).

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