Hellinsia emmelinoida is a moth of the family Pterophoroidea. It is found in Tanzania. The species closely resembles the European Emmelina monodactyla.
Hellinsia emmelinoida | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Hellinsia |
Species: | H. emmelinoida
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Binomial name | |
Hellinsia emmelinoida Gielis, 2008
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The wingspan is 22–24 mm. The moth flies in January, July and December.
External links
edit- Ten new species of Afrotropical Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine