Hellinsia betsiae
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Hellinsia |
Species: | H. betsiae
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Binomial name | |
Hellinsia betsiae Gielis, 1991
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Hellinsia betsiae is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is found in Chile (Curico and Santiago).[1]
The wingspan is 21 millimetres (0.83 in). The forewings are white with ad dark brown round spot at the base of the cleft. The hindwings are silvery grey‑white and the fringes are grey‑white. Adults are on wing in October, December and January.[2]
References
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Oidaematophorus betsiae". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
- ^ "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.