Hellinsia praenigratus

Hellinsia praenigratus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Hellinsia
Species:	H. praenigratus
Binomial name
	Hellinsia praenigratus; (Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
	Pterophorus praenigratusMeyrick, 1921; Oidaematophorus praenigratus;

Last updated August 30, 2025

Hellinsia praenigratus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is found in Peru ^[1] and Ecuador.

The wingspan is 15‑20 mm. Adults are on wing in January, from March to May, in October and December.^[2]

References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pterophorus praenigratus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 6, 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 praenigratus". 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)". Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2011-12-22.

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