Hellinsia epileucus

Hellinsia epileucus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species: H. epileucus
Binomial name
Hellinsia epileucus
(Walsingham, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus epileucus Walsingham, 1915

Hellinsia epileucus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Mexico,[1] Costa Rica and Guatemala.

The wingspan is 14–15 mm. The antennae are white. The head is somewhat rough and white. The thorax is also white. The forewings are white, dusted with brownish scales. The hindwings are whitish, with a very faint tawny gloss.[2] Adults are on wing in March, from May to June and from October to November.[3]

References

  1. ↑ LepIndex
  2. ↑ Species description
  3. ↑ Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)


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