Hellinsia elhacha

Hellinsia elhacha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species: H. elhacha
Binomial name
Hellinsia elhacha
Gielis, 1999

Hellinsia elhacha is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Costa Rica.[1]

The wingspan is 20‑21 mm. The forewings are grey‑brown with a single spot at the costa just before base of cleft. The hindwings are brown‑grey. Adults are on wing in February and June.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Pterophoridae Neotropicales 16: nuevos Pterophoridae de Costa Rica (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)
  2. ↑ Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)
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