Amblyptilia heliastis

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

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

The larvae feed on Hebe species.

References

  1. 1 2 "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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