Hellinsia sublatus

Hellinsia sublatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Hellinsia
Species:	H. sublatus
Binomial name
	Hellinsia sublatus; (Walsingham, 1915)
Synonyms
	Pterophorus sublatus Walsingham, 1915;

Hellinsia sublatus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Mexico[1] and Costa Rica.

The wingspan is 17–18 mm. The antennae are pale fawn and the head is white with a pale fawn-brown collar behind. The thorax is white, dusted with pale fawn. The forewings are white, dusted with pale fawn, especially in a subcostal shade from near the base to near the apex, and peppered with a few darker brownish scales. The hindwings are pale brownish grey.[2] Adults are on wing in July and August, at an altitude of 1,800 to 2,450 metres.[3]

References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pterophorus sublatus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
Species description
"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 sublatus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.

[2] Species description

[3] "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.