Biology:Hellinsia glaphyrotes
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Short description: Species of plume moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Hellinsia |
| Species: | H. glaphyrotes
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| Hellinsia glaphyrotes (Meyrick, 1908)
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Hellinsia glaphyrotes is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Brazil , Argentina ,[1] Ecuador, Paraguay and Peru.
The wingspan is 17–23 mm. The head is light ochreous-brown, but ochreous-white between the antennae. These and the thorax are ochreous-whitish. The abdomen is whitish, with more or less indicated fine ochreous dorsal and other lines. The hindwings are rather light grey.[2] Adults are on wing from January to May and from October to December.[3]
The larvae feed on Wulffia barcata.
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Oidaematophorus glaphyrotes". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=853.
- ↑ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London
- ↑ "Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)". http://www.zoologischemededelingen.nl/cgi/t/text/get-pdf?c=zoomed;idno=8503a01.
Wikidata ☰ Q5707909 entry
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