Helastia

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]

Helastia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Tribe:	Larentiini
Genus:	Helastia Guenée, 1868

Species

• 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

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.