Biology:Hellinsia spermatias
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Hellinsia |
| Species: | H. spermatias
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| Hellinsia spermatias (Meyrick, 1908)
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Hellinsia spermatias is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Brazil [1] and Paraguay.[2]
The wingspan is 16–17 mm. The head is ochreous-brown, but whitish between the antennae. These are whitish, towards base with a dark line above. The thorax is ochreous-whitish, tinged or sprinkled with brownish. The abdomen is ochreous-whitish, with dorsal series of blackish dots on the segmental margins. The hindwings are grey.[3] Adults are on wing from December to June.
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Pterophorus spermatias". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=1471.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London
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Wikidata ☰ Q5708259 entry
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