Helastia is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Achille Guenée in 1868. 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
- Helastia alba <small>Craw, 1987</small>
- Helastia angusta <small>Craw, 1987</small>
- Helastia christinae <small>Craw, 1987</small>
- Helastia cinerearia <small>(Doubleday, 1843)</small>
- Helastia clandestina <small>(Philpott, 1921)</small>
- Helastia corcularia <small>(Guenée, 1868)</small>
- Helastia cryptica <small>Craw, 1987</small>
- Helastia cymozeucta <small>(Meyrick, 1913)</small>
- Helastia expolita <small>(Philpott, 1917)</small>
- Helastia farinata <small>(Warren, 1896)</small>
- Helastia mutabilis <small>Craw, 1987</small>
- Helastia ohauensis <small>Craw, 1987</small>
- Helastia plumbea <small>(Philpott, 1915)</small>
- Helastia salmoni <small>Craw, 1987</small>
- Helastia scissa <small>Craw, 1987</small>
- Helastia semisignata <small>(Walker, 1862)</small>
- Helastia siris <small>(Hawthorne, 1897)</small>
- Helastia triphragma <small>(Meyrick, 1883)</small>
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