Hellinsia tariensis

Last updated

Hellinsia tariensis
Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species:
H. tariensis
Binomial name
Hellinsia tariensis
Gielis, 2003

Hellinsia tariensis is a species of moth in the genus Hellinsia , known from Papua New Guinea. Moths in this species take flight in November, and have a wingspan of approximately 15-17 millimetres. The specific name refers to Tari, the village whence it was collected. [1]

Related Research Articles

Pterophoridae Moth family containing the plume moths

The Pterophoridae or plume moths are a family of Lepidoptera with unusually modified wings. Though they belong to the Apoditrysia like the larger moths and the butterflies, unlike these they are tiny and were formerly included among the assemblage called "microlepidoptera".

<i>Hellinsia kellicottii</i> Species of plume moth

Hellinsia kellicottii is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in eastern North America, from Massachusetts and New York, south to southern Florida and west to Colorado and Utah. It has also been recorded from Quebec, British Columbia, Arkansas and Wisconsin.

<i>Hellinsia didactylites</i> Species of plume moth

Hellinsia didactylites is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in most of Europe, east into Russia.

<i>Hellinsia</i> Plume moth genus

Hellinsia is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae.

<i>Hellinsia lienigianus</i> Species of plume moth

Hellinsia lienigianus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae which inhabits coastal areas, dry pastures and waste ground and is found in Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe. Also known as the mugwort plume it was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1852.

Hellinsia distinctus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is found from Europe to India, Korea, Japan, China and Russia. Within Europe, it is found from Germany and the Benelux east to Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania, from Italy north to Fennoscandia, and in Greece, Estonia, Latvia and northern and central Russia.

Hellinsia wamenae is a species of moth in the genus Hellinsia, known from Indonesia. Moths in this species take flight in October, and have a wingspan of approximately 16-18 millimetres. The species is named after Wamena, a village whence it was collected.

Hellinsia kaiapensis is a species of moth in the genus Hellinsia, known from Papua New Guinea. Moths in this species take flight in November, and have a wingspan of approximately 17 millimetres. The specific name "kaiapensis" refers to Kaiap, the type locality for the species.

Hellinsia carphodactoides is a species of moth in the genus Hellinsia, known from Papua New Guinea. Moths in this species take flight in November, and have a wingspan of approximately 15 millimetres. The specific name "carphodactoides" refers to the species' similarity to its sister taxon Hellinsia carphodactyla.

Hellinsia iraneaus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from New Guinea.

Hellinsia mesoleucus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from New Guinea.

Hellinsia probatus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from New Guinea.

<i>Hellinsia carphodactyla</i> Species of plume moth

Hellinsia carphodactyla is a moth of the family Pterophoridae, first described by Jacob Hübner in 1813. It is known from most of Europe, Asia Minor and North Africa.

<i>Hellinsia pectodactylus</i> Species of plume moth

Hellinsia pectodactylus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Europe, the Canary Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, India and North America.

Hellinsia unicolor is a moth of the family Pterophoridae described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1913. It is found in North America, including Florida, Mississippi, Georgia and Kentucky.

Hellinsia glenni is a moth of the family Pterophoridae described by Everett D. Cashatt in 1972. It is found in North America, including Florida, Mississippi and California.

Hellinsia lacteodactylus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1873. It is found in North America, including Florida, Mississippi, Kentucky, North Carolina, Colorado, Nova Scotia and British Columbia.

<i>Hellinsia paleaceus</i> Species of plume moth

Hellinsia paleaceus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1873. It is found in North America, including Florida, Mississippi Maryland, Montana, Texas, California, Nebraska, New Mexico and south-eastern Canada. It has also been recorded from Puerto Rico.

<i>Hellinsia inquinatus</i> Species of plume moth

Hellinsia inquinatus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in North America, including Florida, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Maryland, Alabama, Texas, Missouri, Colorado and Arizona. It has also been recorded from Hispaniola, Mexico, Puerto Rico and St. Thomas Island.

References