Hellinsia spermatias
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species:
H. spermatias
Binomial name
Hellinsia spermatias
(Meyrick, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus spermatias Meyrick, 1908

Hellinsia spermatias is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Brazil[1] and Paraguay.[2]

The wingspan is 16–17 mm. The head is ochreous-brown, but whitish between the antennae. These are whitish, towards base with a dark line above. The thorax is ochreous-whitish, tinged or sprinkled with brownish. The abdomen is ochreous-whitish, with dorsal series of blackish dots on the segmental margins. The hindwings are grey.[3] Adults are on wing from December to June.

References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pterophorus spermatias​". 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.
  3. ↑ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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