Hellinsia ignifugax is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Guatemala,[1] Costa Rica, Mexico and Nicaragua.[2]

Hellinsia ignifugax
Pale form
Dark form
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species:
H. ignifugax
Binomial name
Hellinsia ignifugax
(Walsingham, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus ignifugax Walsingham, 1915

Adults are on wing in May, August and December.

References edit

  1. ^ "Species description". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
  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.