Hellinsia procontias

Hellinsia procontias
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Hellinsia
Species:	H. procontias
Binomial name
	Hellinsia procontias; (Meyrick, 1908)
Synonyms
	Pterophorus procontias Meyrick, 1908; Oidaematophorus procontias;

Hellinsia procontias is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is endemic to Assam, province of India.^[1]

The wingspan is 18–20 millimetres (0.71–0.79 in). The head is deep ochreous, but the lower edge of the face and anterior half of the crown are white. The antennae are whitish and the thorax is whitish, tinged or sprinkled with pale ochreous. The abdomen is whitish, longitudinally striped with ochreous. The forewings are white, irregularly suffused with pale ochreous. The hindwings are grey, although the third segment is whitish ochreous.^[2]

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pterophorus procontias". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
^ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pterophorus procontias". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.

[2] Transactions of the Entomological Society of London This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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