Hellinsia crescens

Hellinsia crescens
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Hellinsia
Species:	H. crescens
Binomial name
	Hellinsia crescens; (Meyrick, 1926)
Synonyms
	Pterophorus crescens Meyrick, 1926;

Hellinsia crescens is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Colombia,[1] Ecuador,[2] Brazil, Venezuela and Costa Rica.

The wingspan is 32–36 millimetres (1.3–1.4 in). The forewings are grey‑brown and the markings are dark brown. The hindwings are dark brown‑grey and the fringes grey‑brown. Adults are on wing in January, March and December, at an altitude of 1,700 to 3,500 meters.[3]

References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pterophorus crescens". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
"BOLD Systems - Taxonomy Browser". Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
"Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)". Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2011-12-22.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pterophorus crescens". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.

[2] "BOLD Systems - Taxonomy Browser". Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2011-07-07.

[3] "Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)". Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2011-12-22.