Declana

Declana is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae that is endemic to New Zealand. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1858.^[1]

Declana
Declana floccosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Subfamily:	Ennominae
Genus:	Declana Walker, 1858
Synonyms
Argua Walker, 1863 Epicasis Meyrick, 1885 Ipana Walker, 1858 Politeia Walker, 1865

Species

Species found in this genus include:^[2]

• Declana atronivea (Walker, 1865) – North Island lichen moth
• Declana egregia (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) – South Island lichen moth
• Declana feredayi Butler, 1877
• Declana floccosa Walker, 1858 – forest semilooper
• Declana glacialis Hudson, 1903
• Declana griseata Hudson, 1898
• Declana hermione Hudson, 1898
• Declana junctilinea (Walker, 1865)
• Declana leptomera (Walker, 1858)
• Declana niveata Butler, 1879
• Declana toreuta Meyrick, 1929

References

1. "Declana Walker, 1858". New Zealand Organisms Register. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
2. "Declana Walker, 1858". nzinverts.landcareresearch.co.nz. 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-03.

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Wikispecies has information related to Declana.

• Savela, Markku. "Declana Walker, 1858". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
• Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Geometridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
• Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Declana​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.