''Helastia'' is a genus of
moths in the family
Geometridae erected by
Achille Guenée. It is considered by some to be a synonym of ''
Larentia''. This genus was redefined and described in 1987 by Robin C. Craw.
This genus is endemic to New Zealand.
Species
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Helastia alba''
Craw, 1987
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Helastia angusta''
Craw, 1987
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Helastia christinae''
Craw, 1987
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Helastia cinerearia
''Helastia cinerearia'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand and can be found in the North, South and Stewart Islands as well as on the Mercury and Chatham Islands. The preferred habitat of ''H. cinerearia'' includes ...
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(Doubleday, 1843)
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Helastia clandestina''
(Philpott, 1921)
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Helastia corcularia''
(Guenée, 1868)
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Helastia cryptica''
Craw, 1987
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Helastia cymozeucta''
(Meyrick, 1913)
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Helastia expolita''
(Philpott, 1917)
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Helastia farinata''
(Warren, 1896)
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Helastia mutabilis''
Craw, 1987
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Helastia ohauensis''
Craw, 1987
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Helastia plumbea''
(Philpott, 1915)
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Helastia salmoni''
Craw, 1987
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Helastia scissa''
Craw, 1987
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Helastia semisignata''
(Walker, 1862)
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Helastia siris''
(Hawthorne, 1897)
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Helastia triphragma''
(Meyrick, 1883)
References
Larentiini
Endemic fauna of New Zealand
Taxa named by Achille Guenée
Endemic moths of New Zealand
Geometridae genera
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