Hellinsia ignifugax

Hellinsia ignifugax
Pale form
Dark form
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species: H. ignifugax
Binomial name
Hellinsia ignifugax
(Walsingham, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus ignifugax Walsingham, 1915

Hellinsia ignifugax is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Guatemala,[1] Costa Rica, Mexico and Nicaragua.[2]

The wingspan is 23–26 mm. The antennae are whitish ochreous. The thorax is pale ochreous. The forewings are pale ochreous, sparsely dusted with fawn-brown along the costa and below the fold. The hindwings are pale greyish brown. Adults are on wing in May, August and December.

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