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Declana niveata is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. [1] It is endemic to New Zealand. [2] This species was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879. [3] The larvae of this species feed on Hoheria species. [4]
Arthur Gardiner Butler F.L.S., F.Z.S. was an English entomologist, arachnologist and ornithologist. He worked at the British Museum on the taxonomy of birds, insects, and spiders.
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