Hellinsia ignifugax

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Hellinsia ignifugax
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species:
H. ignifugax
Binomial name
Hellinsia ignifugax
(Walsingham, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus ignifugaxWalsingham, 1915

Hellinsia ignifugax is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Guatemala, [1] Costa Rica, Mexico and Nicaragua. [2]

The wingspan is 23–26 mm. The antennae are whitish ochreous. The thorax is pale ochreous. The forewings are pale ochreous, sparsely dusted with fawn-brown along the costa and below the fold. The hindwings are pale greyish brown. Adults are on wing in May, August and December.

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References

  1. ↑ "Species description". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
  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.


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