Hellinsia stadias is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Brazil.[1]
Hellinsia stadias | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Hellinsia |
Species: | H. stadias
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Binomial name | |
Hellinsia stadias (Meyrick, 1908)
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The wingspan is 20–23 mm. The head is ochreous brown, but white between the antennae. These are ochreous-whitish, with a dark fuscous line. The thorax and abdomen are ochreous-whitish. The forewings are pale whitish-ochreous. The hindwings are pale ochreous-grey.[2] Adults are on wing in October.[3]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pterophorus stadias". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
- ^ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "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.