Hellinsia sublatus
Appearance
Hellinsia sublatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Hellinsia |
Species: | H. sublatus
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Binomial name | |
Hellinsia sublatus (Walsingham, 1915)
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Hellinsia sublatus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Mexico[1] and Costa Rica.
The wingspan is 17–18 mm. The antennae are pale fawn and the head is white with a pale fawn-brown collar behind. The thorax is white, dusted with pale fawn. The forewings are white, dusted with pale fawn, especially in a subcostal shade from near the base to near the apex, and peppered with a few darker brownish scales. The hindwings are pale brownish grey.[2] Adults are on wing in July and August, at an altitude of 1,800 to 2,450 metres.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pterophorus sublatus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
- ^ "Species description". Archived from the original on 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2011-07-06. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "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.