Hellinsia glaphyrotes

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

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.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Oidaematophorus glaphyrotes". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
Transactions of the Entomological Society of London
"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). "Oidaematophorus glaphyrotes". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.

[2] Transactions of the Entomological Society of London

[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.