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Hellinsia hololeucos

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Hellinsia hololeucos
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species:
H. hololeucos
Binomial name
Hellinsia hololeucos
(Zeller, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Leioptilus hololeucos Zeller, 1874
  • Oidaematophorus hololeucos
  • Hellinsia hololeucus

Hellinsia hololeucos is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Chile.[1]

The wingspan is 15‑19 mm. Adults are on wing in February and from October to December.[2]

The hostplant is unknown, but adults have been recorded flying around Salvia species.

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Oidaematophorus hololeucus​". 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.