Hellinsia argutus

Hellinsia argutus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Hellinsia
Species:	H. argutus
Binomial name
	Hellinsia argutus; (Meyrick, 1926)
Synonyms
	Pterophorus argutus Meyrick, 1926; Oidaematophorus argutus; Pterophorus chionophanes Meyrick, 1930; Hellinsia chionophanes; Oidaematophorus chionoptila T.B. Fletcher, 1940; Hellinsia chionoptila;

Hellinsia argutus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Colombia,[1] Ecuador and Peru.

The wingspan is 24–27 millimetres (0.94–1.06 in). The forewings are shining ochreous‑white, but more whitish near the wing base and more ochreous near the apices. The hindwings are grey‑white and the fringes are white. Adults are on wing in April, May, June and October, at altitudes from 2,000 to 3,450 m.[2]

References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pterophorus argutus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
"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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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pterophorus argutus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 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.