Heliomystis is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its only species, Heliomystis electrica, the electric moth, is found in the southern half of Australia[1] (New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania). Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick in 1888.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Heliomystis Meyrick, 1888 |
| Species: | H. electrica
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| Heliomystis electrica Meyrick, 1888
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The larvae feed on Eucalyptus dives and Eucalyptus obliqua.[3]
References
edit- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (26 April 2014). "Heliomystis electrica Meyrick, 1888 Electric Moth". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Heliomystis Meyrick, 1888". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ Pitkin, Linda M.; Han, Hongxiang; James, Shayleen (11 June 2007). "Moths of the tribe Pseudoterpnini (Geometridae: Geometrinae): a review of the genera" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 150 (2): 334–412. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00287.x. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012.
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