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Heliothela atra
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Female
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Heliothela
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H. atra
Binomial name
Heliothela atra
(Butler, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Orosana atra Butler, 1877
  • Heliothela erebopis Meyrick, 1913

Heliothela atra is a moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877, using a specimen obtained in the Canterbury plains and sourced from the collection of J. D. Enys. It is endemic in New Zealand. The habitat of this species is dry tussock grasslands.

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