Hellinsia crescens
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Hellinsia |
| Species: | H. crescens
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| Hellinsia crescens (Meyrick, 1926)
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Hellinsia crescens is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Colombia,[1] Ecuador,[2] Brazil, Venezuela and Costa Rica.
The wingspan is 32–36 millimetres (1.3–1.4 in). Adults are on wing in January, March and December, at an altitude of 1,700 to 3,500 meters.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pterophorus crescens". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
- ^ "BOLD Systems - Taxonomy Browser". Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
- ^ "Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)". Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2011-12-22.
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