Hellinsia australis
Encyclopedia
Hellinsia australis is a moth
of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in California
and Utah
.
The wingspan
is 24-30 mm. The head is white, faintly darkened above and in front. The antennae and palpi are whitish, the latter not longer than the diameter of the eye, slender and oblique. The legs are whitish although front and middle tibiae have dark grey-brown stripes. The thorax and abdomen are yellowish white. The forewings are creamy-whitish along the inner margin, usually darkened in the costal region with a shade of pale ochreous. The fringes are concolorous. The hindwings and their fringes are whitish, faintly tinged with grey.
. It is either treated as a synonym of subochraceus or as a valid species.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
and Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 24-30 mm. The head is white, faintly darkened above and in front. The antennae and palpi are whitish, the latter not longer than the diameter of the eye, slender and oblique. The legs are whitish although front and middle tibiae have dark grey-brown stripes. The thorax and abdomen are yellowish white. The forewings are creamy-whitish along the inner margin, usually darkened in the costal region with a shade of pale ochreous. The fringes are concolorous. The hindwings and their fringes are whitish, faintly tinged with grey.
Taxonomy
Hellinsia australis was described as a subspecies of Hellinsia subochraceusHellinsia subochraceus
Hellinsia subochraceus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in North America .The wingspan is 24-26 mm. The head is whitish above and the face and neck are brownish. The antennae are whitish ochreous, with the basal joint brown. The forewings are cream white, with a few scattered...
. It is either treated as a synonym of subochraceus or as a valid species.