Hellinsia urbanus
Hellinsia urbanus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Puerto Rico[1] and Guatemala.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Hellinsia |
| Species: | H. urbanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hellinsia urbanus (Walsingham, 1915) | |
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The wingspan is about 14 mm. The antennae are whitish ochreous. The head and thorax are pale ochreous. The forewings are pale ochreous, slightly suffused with brownish ochreous. The hindwings and cilia are shining light brownish cupreous.[3]
References
- BOLD Systems - Taxonomy Browser
- "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.
- Species description
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