Hellinsia basalis

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Hellinsia basalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species:
H. basalis
Binomial name
Hellinsia basalis
(Möschler, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Oedaematophorus basalisMöschler, 1890
  • Pterophorus basalis

Hellinsia basalis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Puerto Rico. [1]

The wingspan is 25 millimetres (0.98 in). The forewings are pale ochreous and the markings are dark brown. The hindwings are pale brown‑ochreous and the fringes pale grey‑brown. Adults are on wing in April and May. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pterophorus basalis". 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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