''Declana'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

s in the family

Geometridae The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek ''geo'' γεω (derivative form of or "the earth"), and ''metro ...

that is endemic to New Zealand. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1858.

Species

Species found in this genus include: * '' 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

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* * * Ennominae Geometridae genera Endemic fauna of New Zealand Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist) Endemic moths of New Zealand {{Ennominae-stub