Helia (moth)

Helia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1818.[1][2][3]

Helia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Tribe:	Omopterini
Genus:	Helia Hübner, 1818
Synonyms
Mulelocha Walker, 1865 Gomora Walker, 1869

Species

• Helia agna (Druce, 1890)
• Helia albibasalis (Schaus, 1914)
• Helia argentipes (Walker, 1869) (syn: Helia digna (Felder and Rogenhofer, 1874))
• Helia bilunulalis (Walker, 1865) (syn: Helia yrias (Felder and Rogenhofer, 1874))
• Helia calligramma Hübner, 1818 (syn: Helia albirena (Walker, 1865), Helia amoena (Walker, 1865), Helia subnigra (Schaus, 1912))
• Helia carbonalis Guenée, 1854
• Helia celita (Schaus, 1912)
• Helia compacta (Felder and Rogenhofer, 1874)
• Helia cymansis Hampson, 1924
• Helia dentata (Walker, 1865)
• Helia erebea (Schaus, 1914)
• Helia exsiccata (Walker, 1858) (syn: Helia aezica (Druce, 1890), Helia caliginosa (Walker, 1865))
• Helia extranea (Walker, 1865) (syn: Helia dives (Walker, 1865), Helia frontalis (Walker, 1865))
• Helia hermelina (Guenée, 1852) (syn: Helia anguinea (Felder and Rogenhofer, 1874), Helia cruciata (Guenée, 1852), Helia diversa (Walker, 1865))
• Helia homopteridia (Schaus, 1912)
• Helia lampetia Druce, 1890
• Helia mollealis (Walker, 1858) (syn: Helia discalis (Walker, 1862))
• Helia serralis Mabille, 1880
• Helia subjuga (Dognin, 1912)
• Helia vitriluna (Guenée, 1852)

References

1. Savela, Markku (July 4, 2019). "Helia Hübner, 1818". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Helia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Helia Hübner, 1818". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 14, 2020.