Hellinsia palmatus

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

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

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)


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