Hellinsia ignifugax
| Hellinsia ignifugax | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Hellinsia |
| Species: | H. ignifugax |
| Binomial name | |
| Hellinsia ignifugax (Walsingham, 1915) | |
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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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