Hellinsia argutus
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Hellinsia |
Species: | H. argutus
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Binomial name | |
Hellinsia argutus (Meyrick, 1926)
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Hellinsia argutus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Colombia,[1] Ecuador and Peru.
The wingspan is 24–27 millimetres (0.94–1.06 in). The forewings are shining ochreous‑white, but more whitish near the wing base and more ochreous near the apices. The hindwings are grey‑white and the fringes are white. Adults are on wing in April, May, June and October, at altitudes from 2,000 to 3,450 m.[2]
References
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pterophorus argutus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ^ Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)