Hellinsia crescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species:
H. crescens
Binomial name
Hellinsia crescens
(Meyrick, 1926)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus crescens Meyrick, 1926

Hellinsia crescens is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Colombia,[1] Ecuador,[2] Brazil, Venezuela and Costa Rica.

The wingspan is 32–36 millimetres (1.3–1.4 in). Adults are on wing in January, March and December, at an altitude of 1,700 to 3,500 meters.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pterophorus crescens​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  2. ↑ "BOLD Systems - Taxonomy Browser". Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
  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.


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