Declana facts for kids
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Declana
Walker, 1858
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Declana is a special group, or genus, of moths. These moths belong to a family called Geometridae. What makes Declana moths unique is that they are endemic to New Zealand. This means you can only find them naturally in New Zealand and nowhere else in the world!
The Declana genus was first described in 1858 by a scientist named Francis Walker. He was an entomologist, which is a person who studies insects.
What is a Genus?
A genus is like a small family group for animals or plants. It brings together different types of living things that are very similar to each other. For example, all the different kinds of Declana moths share many features, even if they look a little different.
Meet the Declana Moths
Within the Declana genus, there are several different species, or types, of moths. Each species has its own scientific name, and some even have common names that help us identify them easily. Here are some of the known species in this group:
- Declana antronivea Walker, 1865 – This moth is also known as the North Island lichen moth.
- Declana egregia Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875 – You might know this one as the South Island lichen moth.
- Declana feredayi Butler, 1877
- Declana floccosa Walker, 1858 – This species is often called the 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
