Biology:Hellinsia glochinias

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Short description: Species of plume moth

Hellinsia glochinias
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species:
H. glochinias
Binomial name
Hellinsia glochinias
(Meyrick, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus glochinias Meyrick, 1908

Hellinsia glochinias is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Brazil [1] and Costa Rica.[2]

The wingspan is 26–28 mm. The head is ochreous-whitish, more or less irrorated with fuscous or dark fuscous except on the anterior half of the crown. The antennae are ochreous-whitish, with a cloudy fuscous line above. The thorax is pale whitish-ochreous finely sprinkled with fuscous. The abdomen is ochreous-whitish, more or less sprinkled with fuscous on the sides. The forewings are pale whitish-ochreous slightly tinged with brownish, more or less thinly and finely sprinkled with dark fuscous. The hindwings are grey.[3] Adults are on wing in June.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15639639 entry