Hellinsia sublatus

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

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

The wingspan is 17–18 mm. The antennae are pale fawn and the head is white with a pale fawn-brown collar behind. The thorax is white, dusted with pale fawn. The forewings are white, dusted with pale fawn, especially in a subcostal shade from near the base to near the apex, and peppered with a few darker brownish scales. The hindwings are pale brownish grey.[2] Adults are on wing in July and August, at an altitude of 1,800 to 2,450 metres.[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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