Helastia
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Tribe: | Larentiini |
| Genus: | Helastia Guenée, 1868 |
Helastia is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Achille Guenée.[1] It is considered by some to be a synonym of Larentia. This genus was redefined and described in 1987 by Robin C. Craw.[2] This genus is endemic to New Zealand.[3]
Species
[edit]- Helastia alba Craw, 1987
- Helastia angusta Craw, 1987
- Helastia christinae Craw, 1987
- Helastia cinerearia (Doubleday, 1843)
- Helastia clandestina (Philpott, 1921)
- Helastia corcularia (Guenée, 1868)
- Helastia cryptica Craw, 1987
- Helastia cymozeucta (Meyrick, 1913)
- Helastia expolita (Philpott, 1917)
- Helastia farinata (Warren, 1896)
- Helastia mutabilis Craw, 1987
- Helastia ohauensis Craw, 1987
- Helastia plumbea (Philpott, 1915)
- Helastia salmoni Craw, 1987
- Helastia scissa Craw, 1987
- Helastia semisignata (Walker, 1862)
- Helastia siris (Hawthorne, 1897)
- Helastia triphragma (Meyrick, 1883)
References
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- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Helastia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ^ R. C. Craw (April 1987). "Revision of the genus Helastia sensu stricto with description of a new genus (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae)". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 14 (2): 269–293. doi:10.1080/03014223.1987.10422997. ISSN 0301-4223. Wikidata Q54670161.
- ^ "Helastia Guenée, 1868". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2022-04-27.