Amblyptilia heliastis

Amblyptilia heliastis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is found in New Zealand. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1885.[2]

Amblyptilia heliastis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Amblyptilia
Species:
A. heliastis
Binomial name
Amblyptilia heliastis
(Meyrick, 1885)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Platyptilia heliastis Meyrick, 1885

The larvae feed on Hebe species.

References
  1. "Amblyptilia heliastis (Meyrick, 1885)". www.NZOR.org.nz. Landcare Research. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  2. Meyrick, Edward (1885). "Description of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. V [VI]. Pyralidina [abstract]". New Zealand Journal of Science. 2: 346–348 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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