Helastia ohauensis

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Helastia ohauensis
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Hexapoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Helastia
Species:
H. ohauensis
Binomial name
Helastia ohauensis
Craw, 1987 [1]

Helastia ohauensis is a moth of the family Geometridae. [2] This species is endemic to New Zealand. [3] [1]

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<i>Helastia cinerearia</i> Species of moth

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<i>Helastia angusta</i> Species of moth

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<i>Helastia clandestina</i> Species of moth endemic to New Zealand

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<i>Helastia expolita</i> Species of moth

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<i>Helastia siris</i> Species of moth

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<i>Helastia alba</i> Species of moth endemic to New Zealand

Helastia alba is a moth of the family Geometridae. This species is endemic to New Zealand.

<i>Helastia christinae</i> Species of moth endemic to New Zealand

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<i>Helastia cryptica</i> Species of moth endemic to New Zealand

Helastia cryptica is a moth of the family Geometridae. This species is endemic to New Zealand.

<i>Helastia salmoni</i> Species of moth endemic to New Zealand

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<i>Helastia scissa</i> Species of moth endemic to New Zealand

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<i>Helastia corcularia</i> Species of moth endemic to New Zealand

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<i>Helastia cymozeucta</i> Species of moth endemic to New Zealand

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<i>Helastia farinata</i> Species of moth endemic to New Zealand

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<i>Helastia plumbea</i> Species of moth endemic to New Zealand

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<i>Helastia semisignata</i> Species of moth endemic to New Zealand

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<i>Helastia triphragma</i> Species of moth endemic to New Zealand

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References

  1. 1 2 "Helastia ohauensis Craw, 1987". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  2. ↑ John Stewart Dugdale (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. 14: 180. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN   0111-5383. Wikidata   Q45083134. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2021.
  3. ↑ Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 459. ISBN   978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC   973607714. OL   25288394M. Wikidata   Q45922947.
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