Hellinsia sematias
| Hellinsia sematias | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Hellinsia |
| Species: | H. sematias |
| Binomial name | |
| Hellinsia sematias (Meyrick, 1908) | |
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Hellinsia sematias is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Sri Lanka[1] and India.
The wingspan is about 21 mm. The head is ochreous-brown, although the lower edge of the face and anterior half of the crown are white. The antennae are grey and the thorax is ochreous-whitish. The abdomen is whitish, with traces of pale ochreous streaks, a dorsal series of minute black dots and a rather dark fuscous ventral streak. The forewings are ochreous-white, partially suffused with pale ochreous, with a few scattered black scales. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[2]
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