Hellinsia nodipes

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Hellinsia nodipes
Hellinsia nodipes.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species:
H. nodipes
Binomial name
Hellinsia nodipes
(Zeller, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Mimeseoptilus nodipes Zeller, 1877

Hellinsia nodipes is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela,[1] Costa Rica and Ecuador.

The wingspan is 27‑31 mm. The forewings are brown‑ochreous and the markings are brown, consisting of a group of scales at the center and distal in the discus, an oblique spot well before the base of the cleft, a longitudinal line in the first lobe reaching from an oblique dash before the cleft and a costal spot above the base of the cleft. The hindwings and fringes are brown‑grey. Adults are on wing in January, March and from May to July.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Pterophoridae aus Venezuela
  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.


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