Hellinsia oxyntes

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

Hellinsia oxyntes is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is endemic to Brazil[1] (São Paulo).[2]

The wingspan is 20‑22 mm. The head is ochreous brown, but white between the antennae. These are whitish, with an indistinct dark line above. The thorax is whitish, sometimes more or less tinged with ochreous. The abdomen is whitish ochreous, but the base is sometimes whitish. The forewings are whitish ochreous, partially tinged or sprinkled with brownish. The hindwings are pale ochreous grey.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pterophorus oxyntes". 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)
  3. ↑ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London


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