Hellinsia argutus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species:
H. argutus
Binomial name
Hellinsia argutus
(Meyrick, 1926)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus argutus Meyrick, 1926
  • Oidaematophorus argutus
  • Pterophorus chionophanes Meyrick, 1930
  • Hellinsia chionophanes
  • Oidaematophorus chionoptila T.B. Fletcher, 1940
  • Hellinsia chionoptila

Hellinsia argutus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Colombia,[1] Ecuador and Peru.

The wingspan is 24–27 millimetres (0.94–1.06 in). Adults are on wing in April, May, June and October, at altitudes from 2,000 to 3,450 m.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pterophorus argutus​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 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.


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