Hellinsia stadias
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Hellinsia stadias is a moth
of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Brazil
.
The wingspan
is 20-23 mm. The head is ochreous brown, but white between the antennae. These are ochreous-whitish, with a dark fuscous line. The thorax and abdomen are ochreous-whitish. The forewings are pale whitish-ochreous. The hindwings are pale ochreous-grey.
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 Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
.
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 20-23 mm. The head is ochreous brown, but white between the antennae. These are ochreous-whitish, with a dark fuscous line. The thorax and abdomen are ochreous-whitish. The forewings are pale whitish-ochreous. The hindwings are pale ochreous-grey.