Hellinsia emmelinoida
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Hellinsia emmelinoida is a moth
of the family Pterophoroidea. It is found in Tanzania
. The species closely resembles the Europe
an Emmelina monodactyla
.
The wingspan
is 22-24 mm. The moth flies in January, July and December.
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 family Pterophoroidea. It is found in Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
. The species closely resembles the Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an Emmelina monodactyla
Emmelina monodactyla
The T-Moth or Morning-glory Plume Moth is a moth of the family Pterophoroidea. It is found in Europe, Japan, central Asia, North Africa and North America.The wingspan is 18-27 mm...
.
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 22-24 mm. The moth flies in January, July and December.