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

Species

Species found in this genus include: * ''

Declana atronivea ''Declana atronivea'', commonly called the North Island lichen or North Island zebra moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand and found only in the North Island. It is one of only two insect species with asymmetrical ...

'' (Walker, 1865) – North Island lichen moth * '' Declana egregia'' (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) – South Island lichen moth *''

Declana feredayi ''Declana feredayi'' is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Islan ...

'' Butler, 1877 * ''

Declana floccosa ''Declana floccosa'', the forest semilooper or manuka moth is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is Endemism, endemic to New Zealand. It was first described by Francis Walker (entomologist), Francis Walker in 1863 using specimens obtained from C ...

'' Walker, 1858 – forest semilooper *''

Declana glacialis ''Declana glacialis'' is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Isla ...

'' Hudson, 1903 * ''

Declana griseata ''Declana griseata'' is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand. This species is classified as "At Risk, Declining" by the Department of Conservation. Taxonomy ''Declana griseata'' was first described and illus ...

'' Hudson, 1898 *''

Declana hermione ''Declana glacialis'' is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Isla ...

'' Hudson, 1898 * ''

Declana junctilinea ''Declana junctilinea'' is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand. Adults of this species pollinate ''Dracophyllum acerosum'' and ''Leptospermum scoparium ''Leptospermum scoparium'', commonly called mānuk ...

'' (Walker, 1865) *''

Declana leptomera ''Declana leptomera'' is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Isl ...

'' (Walker, 1858) * ''

Declana niveata ''Declana niveata'' is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand. This species was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879. The larvae of this species feed on ''Hoheria ''Hoheria'' is a genus of six sp ...

'' Butler, 1879 * ''

Declana toreuta ''Declana toreuta'' is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Islan ...

'' 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