Hellinsia scribarius

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

Hellinsia scribarius is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Colombia[1] and Ecuador.[2]

The wingspan is 20 mm. The forewings are pale brown ochreous and the markings are brown. The hindwings and fringes are pale brown ochreous. Adults are on wing in December, at altitudes from 2,200 to 3,840 meters.[3]

References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pterophorus scribarius". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
Hellinsia scribarius - BOLD Systems - Taxonomy Browser
"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 scribarius". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.

[2] Hellinsia scribarius - BOLD Systems - Taxonomy Browser

[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.