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Heliozela ahenea

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Heliozela ahenea
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H. ahenea
Binomial name
Heliozela ahenea
Walsingham, 1897

Heliozela ahenea is a moth of the Heliozelidae family. It was described by Walsingham in 1897, and is found in the West Indies.[1]

The wingspan is about 4 mm. The forewings are brassy metallic without markings. The hindwings and cilia are purplish grey.[2]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Heliozela ahenea​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  2. ^ Revision of the West-Indian Micro-Lepidoptera with descriptions of new species