Deana

See also: Deanna
For other uses, see Deana (disambiguation).

Deana
Female
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Tribe: Udeini
Genus: Deana
Butler, 1879[1]
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)

Deana is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1859.[2] It contains only one species, Deana hybreasalis,[3] which is endemic to New Zealand.[4][5]

The larvae feed on various liana species, including Clematis species (Ranunculaceae).[6]

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  2. ^ Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Vol. 2 Kingdom Animalia: Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, Ichnofossils. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714.
  3. ^ "Deana Butler, 1879". New Zealand Organisms Register. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd.
  4. ^ "Deana hybreasalis (Walker, 1859)". New Zealand Organisms Register. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  5. ^ Savela, Markku. "Deana Butler, 1879". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  6. ^ Patrick, Hamish J.H.; Bowie, Mike H.; Fox, Barry W.; Patrick, Brian H. (2011). "The moths of Quail Island (Ōtamahua): a faunal comparison of an island under restoration with other sites on Banks Peninsula" (PDF). New Zealand National Sciences. 36: 57–72. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2018.