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Hellinsia tepidus

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Hellinsia tepidus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species:
H. tepidus
Binomial name
Hellinsia tepidus
(Meyrick, 1922)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus tepidus Meyrick, 1922
  • Oidaematophorus tepidus

Hellinsia tepidus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is endemic to Costa Rica.[1]

The wingspan is 24 millimetres (0.94 in). The forewings are ferruginous‑ochreous with some dark fuscous irroration. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Pterophorus tepidus​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  2. ^ "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.