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Hellinsia hololeucos

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Species of plume moth

Hellinsia hololeucos
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species: H. hololeucos
Binomial name
Hellinsia hololeucos
(Zeller, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Leioptilus hololeucos Zeller, 1874
  • Oidaematophorus hololeucos
  • Hellinsia hololeucus

Hellinsia hololeucos is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Chile.

The wingspan is 15‑19 mm. Adults are on wing in February and from October to December.

The hostplant is unknown, but adults have been recorded flying around Salvia species.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Oidaematophorus hololeucus​". 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.
Taxon identifiers
Hellinsia hololeucos
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