Hellinsia phlegmaticus
Hellinsia phlegmaticus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Mexico[1] and Guatemala.
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Hellinsia |
| Species: | H. phlegmaticus |
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| Hellinsia phlegmaticus (Walsingham, 1915) | |
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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
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Hellinsia phlegmaticus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
- "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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