Hellinsia tepidus

Hellinsia tepidus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is endemic to Costa Rica.[1]

Hellinsia tepidus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species:
H. tepidus
Binomial name
Hellinsia tepidus
(Meyrick, 1922)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus tepidus Meyrick, 1922
  • Oidaematophorus tepidus

The wingspan is 24 millimetres (0.94 in). The forewings are ferruginous‑ochreous with some dark fuscous irroration. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pterophorus tepidus". 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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