Hellinsia fieldi
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Hellinsia fieldi is a moth
of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in North America
, including California
.
The wingspan
is 21-26 mm. The antennae are whitish with very fine brown annulations. The anterior part of the thorax is buff, spreading out into the base of the costa of the forewings. The thorax is dorsally brown, becoming lighter basally. The abdomen is light brownish buff on the anterior part with a red-brown squarish spot close to the base, becoming quite dark, almost seal-brown, mottled with lighter on the anal segments. The groundcolour of the forewings is white, the costal edge, discal area from the base to the cleft and the inner margin broadly brown streaked, the spaces between being more or less suffused with light brown scales. A dark brown costal streak is found just above the base of the cleft, connected broadly with the outer end of the discal streak, preceded and followed by white. Another brown costal streak is found at the base of the first lobe. The fringes are smoky with a whitish spot at the anal angle. They are darker within the cleft. The hindwings are dull smoky brown with a faint reddish tinge and darker fringes.
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 North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, including 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...
.
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 21-26 mm. The antennae are whitish with very fine brown annulations. The anterior part of the thorax is buff, spreading out into the base of the costa of the forewings. The thorax is dorsally brown, becoming lighter basally. The abdomen is light brownish buff on the anterior part with a red-brown squarish spot close to the base, becoming quite dark, almost seal-brown, mottled with lighter on the anal segments. The groundcolour of the forewings is white, the costal edge, discal area from the base to the cleft and the inner margin broadly brown streaked, the spaces between being more or less suffused with light brown scales. A dark brown costal streak is found just above the base of the cleft, connected broadly with the outer end of the discal streak, preceded and followed by white. Another brown costal streak is found at the base of the first lobe. The fringes are smoky with a whitish spot at the anal angle. They are darker within the cleft. The hindwings are dull smoky brown with a faint reddish tinge and darker fringes.