Hellinsia glaphyrotes
| Hellinsia glaphyrotes | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Hellinsia |
| Species: | H. glaphyrotes |
| Binomial name | |
| Hellinsia glaphyrotes (Meyrick, 1908) | |
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Hellinsia glaphyrotes is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Brazil, Argentina.,[1] Ecuador, Paraguay and Peru.
The wingspan is 17–23 mm. The head is light ochreous-brown, but ochreous-white between the antennae. These and the thorax are ochreous-whitish. The abdomen is whitish, with more or less indicated fine ochreous dorsal and other lines. The hindwings are rather light grey.[2] Adults are on wing from January to May and from October to December.[3]
The larvae feed on Wulffia barcata.
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