Helastia | |
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Scientific 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]