Hellinsia chlorias
Hellinsia chlorias | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Hellinsia |
Species: | H. chlorias |
Binomial name | |
Hellinsia chlorias (Meyrick, 1908)[1] | |
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The chlorias plume moth (Hellinsia chlorias) is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in the United States, including Mississippi,[2] New York, Colorado and Kentucky.
The wingspan is 22–25 mm. The head is pale yellow-ocherous. The antennae are pale ocherous. The thorax and abdomen are pale yellowish-ocherous. The forewings are light brownish-ocherous, often more or less suffused with whitish-ocherous. The hindwings are gray.[3]
Taxonomy
Hellinsia chlorias is sometimes listed as a synonym of Hellinsia kellicottii.
References
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