Hellinsia palmatus

Hellinsia palmatus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Brazil.[1]

Hellinsia palmatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species:
H. palmatus
Binomial name
Hellinsia palmatus
(Meyrick, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus palmatus Meyrick, 1908

The wingspan is 18‑19 mm. The forewings are creamy‑white and the markings are pale ferruginous. The hindwings and fringes are creamy‑ferruginous.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pterophorus palmatus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  2. "Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)". Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2011-12-22.


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