Hellinsia basalis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Puerto Rico.[1]

Hellinsia basalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species:
H. basalis
Binomial name
Hellinsia basalis
(Möschler, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Oedaematophorus basalis Möschler, 1890
  • Pterophorus basalis

The wingspan is 25 millimetres (0.98 in). Adults are on wing in April and May.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pterophorus basalis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  2. ^ "Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)". Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2011-12-22.