Biology:Hellinsia phlegmaticus

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Short description: Species of plume moth

Hellinsia phlegmaticus
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species:
H. phlegmaticus
Binomial name
Hellinsia phlegmaticus
(Walsingham, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus phlegmaticus Walsingham, 1915
  • Pterophorus correptus Walsingham, 1915

Hellinsia phlegmaticus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Mexico[1] and Guatemala.

The wingspan is 18 mm. The forewings are pale brownish cinereous, profusely dusted with dark brownish fuscous and whitish scales, the white prevailing along the costa, especially at the base, and at the base of the fissure, up to which point the dark brown dusting is thickly distributed from the base, extending also conspicuously along the fold. The hindwings are pale brownish cinereous and rather shining. Adults are on wing in July, August, October and December.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13223988 entry