Hellinsia praenigratus

Hellinsia praenigratus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Hellinsia
Species:	H. praenigratus
Binomial name
	Hellinsia praenigratus; (Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
	Pterophorus praenigratus Meyrick, 1921; Oidaematophorus praenigratus;

Hellinsia praenigratus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is found in Peru^[1] and Ecuador.

The wingspan is 15‑20 mm. The forewings are brown‑ochreous and the markings are dark brown. The hindwings and fringes are brown grey. Adults are on wing in January, from March to May, in October and December.^[2]

References[]

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pterophorus praenigratus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
^ "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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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pterophorus praenigratus". 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.

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