Hellinsia spermatias
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Hellinsia |
| Species: | H. spermatias |
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| Hellinsia spermatias (Meyrick, 1908) | |
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Hellinsia spermatias is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. 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.
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