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| synonyms = *''Pterophorus crescens'' <small>Meyrick, 1926</small>}}
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'''''Hellinsia crescens''''' is a [[moth]] of the family [[Pterophoridae]]. It is found in [[Colombia]],<ref>[http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/search/detail.dsml?TaxonNo=1304.0 LepIndex]</ref> [[Ecuador]],<ref>[http://www.co1bank.uoguelph.ca/views/taxbrowser.php?taxid=249049 BOLD Systems - Taxonomy Browser]</ref> [[Brazil]], [[Venezuela]] and [[Costa Rica]].
'''''Hellinsia crescens''''' is a [[moth]] of the family [[Pterophoridae]]. It is found in [[Colombia]],<ref>{{LepIndex |id=1304 |name=Pterophorus crescens |accessdate=May 6, 2018}}</ref> [[Ecuador]],<ref>[http://www.co1bank.uoguelph.ca/views/taxbrowser.php?taxid=249049 BOLD Systems - Taxonomy Browser]</ref> [[Brazil]], [[Venezuela]] and [[Costa Rica]].


The [[wingspan]] is {{convert|32|-|36|mm}}. The forewings are grey‑brown and the markings are dark brown. The hindwings are dark brown‑grey and the fringes grey‑brown. Adults are on wing in January, March and December, at an altitude of 1,700 to 3,500 meters.<ref>[http://www.zoologischemededelingen.nl/cgi/t/text/get-pdf?c=zoomed;idno=8503a01 Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)]</ref>
The [[wingspan]] is {{convert|32|-|36|mm}}. The forewings are grey‑brown and the markings are dark brown. The hindwings are dark brown‑grey and the fringes grey‑brown. Adults are on wing in January, March and December, at an altitude of 1,700 to 3,500 meters.<ref>[http://www.zoologischemededelingen.nl/cgi/t/text/get-pdf?c=zoomed;idno=8503a01 Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)]</ref>

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Hellinsia crescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species:
H. crescens
Binomial name
Hellinsia crescens
(Meyrick, 1926)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus crescens Meyrick, 1926

Hellinsia crescens is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Colombia,[1] Ecuador,[2] Brazil, Venezuela and Costa Rica.

The wingspan is 32–36 millimetres (1.3–1.4 in). The forewings are grey‑brown and the markings are dark brown. The hindwings are dark brown‑grey and the fringes grey‑brown. Adults are on wing in January, March and December, at an altitude of 1,700 to 3,500 meters.[3]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Pterophorus crescens​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  2. ^ BOLD Systems - Taxonomy Browser
  3. ^ Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)