Hellinsia montezerpae

Hellinsia montezerpae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species: H. montezerpae
Binomial name
Hellinsia montezerpae
Arenberger & Wojtusiak, 2001

Hellinsia montezerpae is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Venezuela.[1]

The wingspan is about 33 millimetres (1.3 in). The forewings are greyish-brown with dark brown fringes. The hindwings and their fringes are lighter. Adults are on wing in February, at an altitude of 3,250 metres (10,660 ft).[2]

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