Hellinsia carphodactoides

Hellinsia carphodactoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species:
H. carphodactoides
Binomial name
Hellinsia carphodactoides
Gielis, 2003

Hellinsia carphodactoides is a species of moth in the genus Hellinsia, known from Papua New Guinea. Moths in this species take flight in November, and have a wingspan of approximately 15 millimetres. The specific name "carphodactoides" refers to the species' similarity to its sister taxon Hellinsia carphodactyla.[1]

References

  1. ^ Review of the Pterophoridae from New Guinea, with descriptions of eight new species (Lepidoptera)


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