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    Helastia

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    Helastia
    Scientific classification Edit this classification
    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[edit]

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    1. ^ 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.
    2. ^ 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.
    3. ^ "Helastia Guenée, 1868". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2022-04-27.


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