''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.
The larvae feed on various
liana
A liana is a long- stemmed, woody vine that is rooted in the soil at ground level and uses trees, as well as other means of vertical support, to climb up to the canopy in search of direct sunlight. The word ''liana'' does not refer to a ta ...
species, including ''
Clematis'' species (
Ranunculaceae).
References
Spilomelinae
Endemic fauna of New Zealand
Moths of New Zealand
Crambidae genera
Taxa named by Arthur Gardiner Butler
Monotypic moth genera
Endemic moths of New Zealand
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