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Hellinsia ochricostatus

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Hellinsia ochricostatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species:
H. ochricostatus
Binomial name
Hellinsia ochricostatus
(Zeller, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Leioptilus ochricostatus Zeller, 1877
  • Oidaematophorus ochricostatus

Hellinsia ochricostatus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is found in Colombia[1] and Ecuador.

The wingspan is 27 millimetres (1.1 in). Adults are on wing in October, at an altitude of 3,250 metres (10,660 ft).[2]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Pterophorus ochricostatus​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  2. ^ "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.