Hellinsia stadias

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Hellinsia stadias
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species:
H. stadias
Binomial name
Hellinsia stadias
(Meyrick, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus stadiasMeyrick, 1908

Hellinsia stadias is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Brazil. [1]

The wingspan is 20–23 mm. The head is ochreous brown, but white between the antennae. These are ochreous-whitish, with a dark fuscous line. The thorax and abdomen are ochreous-whitish. The forewings are pale whitish-ochreous. The hindwings are pale ochreous-grey. [2] Adults are on wing in October. [3]

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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 stadias". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  2. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  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.