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Hellinsia ignifugax

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Pterophoridae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Hellinsia

Hellinsia ignifugax

Hellinsia ignifugax is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Guatemala, Costa Rica, Mexico and Nicaragua.

The wingspan is 23–26 mm. The antennae are whitish ochreous. The thorax is pale ochreous. The forewings are pale ochreous, sparsely dusted with fawn-brown along the costa and below the fold. The hindwings are pale greyish brown. Adults are on wing in May, August and December.

References

Hellinsia ignifugax Wikipedia