Clematis triangle

Deana hybreasalis · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Crambidae

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Clematis triangle
Photo: Saryu Mae 前 朝琉, CC BY

Adults are drawn to light and have been caught in a mercury-vapour light trap. The species Deana hybreasalis is found only in New Zealand. Its larvae eat a range of climbing plants, including Clematis vines.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Adults are attracted to light and are collected with mercury-vapour light traps.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

The only known species, Deana hybreasalis, lives exclusively in New Zealand.

Source: Wikipedia

What it eats

Larvae feed on various liana plants, such as species of Clematis in the Ranunculaceae family.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Deana hybreasalis is endemic to New Zealand.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Clematis triangle photo 3
Photo: Mike Bowie, CC BY
Clematis triangle photo 4
Photo: Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd., CC BY
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Photo: Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd., CC BY
Clematis triangle photo 6
Photo: John Barkla, CC BY

Same family (Crambidae)

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Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deana

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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.

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