Hellinsia eros
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Hellinsia |
Species: | H. eros
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Binomial name | |
Hellinsia eros | |
Synonyms | |
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Hellinsia eros is a
Mohave County
).
The wingspan is 14-17.5 mm. The head and thorax are white, the former with some gray-brown scales above and in front and the latter with a cluster of blackish-brown scales behind. The abdomen is mostly white but with a few gray-brown scales. The posterior margins of the segments have some paired dorsal dots. The antennae are white with gray-brown dots above. The palpi are white with scattered gray-brown scales, especially on the sides. The legs are mostly white. The forewings are whitish with gray-brown irroration (sprinkles) and spots. The hindwings are light brownish gray.[2]
Adults have been recorded in September.
References
- ^ "460088.00 – 6187 – Hellinsia eros – (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
- ^ Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America