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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Plume Moths (Pterophoroidea) » Plume Moths (Pterophoridae) » Five-lobed Plume Moths (Pterophorinae) » Oidaematophorini » Hellinsia » Hellinsia arion - Hodges#6232 (Hellinsia arion)

Species Hellinsia arion - Hodges#6232

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Range · Season · Internet References · Works Cited
Hellinsia arion - Hodges #6232 - Hellinsia arion - male Hellinsia arion
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Pterophoroidea (Plume Moths)
Family Pterophoridae (Plume Moths)
Subfamily Pterophorinae (Five-lobed Plume Moths)
Tribe Oidaematophorini
Genus Hellinsia
Species arion (Hellinsia arion - Hodges#6232)
Hodges Number
6232
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Hellinsia arion (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
Oidaematophorus arion Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
Size
The wingspan is about 22.5 mm.
Range
Texas to Arizona and Alberta Canada. (1), (2)
Season
Pohl et al. (2010) listed late July to early August in Alberta. (2)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (3)
Moths of Southeastern Arizona (listed only) (1)
Works Cited
1.Moths of Southeast Arizona
2. An annotated list of the Lepidoptera of Alberta, Canada
Gregory R. Pohl, Gary G. Anweiler, B. Christian Schmidt, Norbert G. Kondla. 2010. ZooKeys 38: 1–549.
3.North American Moth Photographers Group
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 15 July, 2013 - 12:30pm
Last updated 25 August, 2014 - 10:13pm

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