Helastia corcularia: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Geometridae
- Genus
- Helastia
- Species
- Helastia corcularia
- Scientific Name
- Helastia corcularia
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Helastia corcularia
Helastia corcularia is a moth of the family Geometridae. This species is endemic to New Zealand and is found only in the South Island and the Chatham Islands. It inhabits a wide variety of habitats including native forest and scrubland, gardens, parks, subalpine and coastal areas. Larvae feed on herbs, lichen and moss. The adults of the species are on the wing from September until May and are nocturnal and attracted to light. H. corcularia is considered an orchard and pack house contaminant.
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Helastia alba
- Helastia angusta
- Helastia christinae
- Helastia cinerearia
- Helastia clandestina
- Helastia corcularia
- Helastia cryptica
- Helastia cymozeucta
- Helastia expolita
- Helastia farinata
- Helastia mutabilis
- Helastia ohauensis
- Helastia plumbea
- Helastia salmoni
- Helastia scissa
- Helastia semisignata
- Helastia siris
- Helastia triphragma





























































































































































