Hellinsia kuwayamai
Hellinsia kuwayamai is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu), Korea and China.
| Hellinsia kuwayamai | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Hellinsia |
| Species: | H. kuwayamai |
| Binomial name | |
| Hellinsia kuwayamai (Matsumura, 1931) | |
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The wingspan is about 16 mm[1] and the length of the forewings is 8–9 mm.
The larvae feed on Aster ageratoides and Aster yomena.
References
- Kim, Sora; Byun, Bong-Kyu; Park, Kyu-Tek; Lee, Seunghwan (2010-05-24). "Taxonomic study of the tribe Oidaematophorini (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Korea, with descriptions of the two new species". Journal of Natural History. 44 (23–24): 1377–1399. doi:10.1080/00222931003679006.
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