Hellinsia calais
Hellinsia calais is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Brazil[1] and Costa Rica.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Hellinsia |
| Species: | H. calais |
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| Hellinsia calais (Meyrick, 1930) | |
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The wingspan is 21 mm. The forewings are pale fuscous irregularly irrorated with blackish. The hindwings are grey. Adults are on wing in October.[2]
References
- Generic revision of the superfamily Pterophoroidea (Lepidoptera)
- "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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