Hellinsia monteverda

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

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

The wingspan is 23 mm. The forewings are ochreous, with brown markings. The hindwings and fringes are brown‑grey. Adults are on wing in October.[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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