Hellinsia pelospilus

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Hellinsia pelospilus
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species:
H. pelospilus
Binomial name
Hellinsia pelospilus
(Zeller, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Leioptilus pelospilus Zeller, 1877
  • Oidaematophorus pelospilus
  • Pterophorus salticola Meyrick, 1913
  • Hellinsia salticola
  • Pterophorus pelospilus Zeller, 1877

Hellinsia pelospilus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that can be found in Peru[1] and Ecuador.

The wingspan is 23‑25 mm. The forewings are creamy‑white and the markings are dark brown, consisting of a faint longitudinal dash, an oblique spot before the base of the cleft. The hindwings are grey‑brown.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pterophorus pelospilus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 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.


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