Hellinsia sublatus

Hellinsia sublatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Hellinsia
Species:	H. sublatus
Binomial name
	Hellinsia sublatus; (Walsingham, 1915)
Synonyms
	Pterophorus sublatus Walsingham, 1915;

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[]

^ 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
^ "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 sublatus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.

[2] Species description

[3] "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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