Biology:Hellinsia argutus

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Short description: Species of plume moth

Hellinsia argutus
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species:
H. argutus
Binomial name
Hellinsia argutus
(Meyrick, 1926)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus argutus Meyrick, 1926
  • Oidaematophorus argutus
  • Pterophorus chionophanes Meyrick, 1930
  • Hellinsia chionophanes
  • Oidaematophorus chionoptila T.B. Fletcher, 1940
  • Hellinsia chionoptila

Hellinsia argutus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Colombia,[1] Ecuador and Peru.

The wingspan is 24–27 millimetres (0.94–1.06 in). Adults are on wing in April, May, June and October, at altitudes from 2,000 to 3,450 m.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5707679 entry