Hellinsia stadias

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

Hellinsia stadias is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Brazil.[1]

The wingspan is 20–23 mm. The head is ochreous brown, but white between the antennae. These are ochreous-whitish, with a dark fuscous line. The thorax and abdomen are ochreous-whitish. The forewings are pale whitish-ochreous. The hindwings are pale ochreous-grey.[2] Adults are on wing in October.[3]

References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pterophorus stadias". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
Transactions of the Entomological Society of London This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
"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 stadias". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.

[2] Transactions of the Entomological Society of London This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[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.