Hellinsia carphodactoides

Hellinsia carphodactoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pterophoridae
Genus:Hellinsia
Species: H. carphodactoides
Binomial name
Hellinsia carphodactoides
Gielis, 2003

Hellinsia carphodactoides is a species of moth in the genus Hellinsia, known from Papua New Guinea. Moths in this species take flight in November, and have a wingspan of approximately 15 millimetres. The specific name "carphodactoides" refers to the species' similarity to its sister taxon Hellinsia carphodactyla.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Review of the Pterophoridae from New Guinea, with descriptions of eight new species (Lepidoptera)


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