Hellinsia scripta

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

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

The wingspan is 19‑22 mm. The forewings are bright yellow, with dark brown markings. The hindwings and fringes are white‑grey. Adults are on wing in February and July, at an altitude of 1,500 m.[2]

The larvae feed on Senecio species.

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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