Hellinsia cochise
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Hellinsia cochise is a moth
of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Arizona
(including the type location, the Huachuca Mountains
).
The wingspan
is 17-19 mm. The head is brown, with a whitish patch between the antennae. These are whitish with a brown line above. The thorax and abdomen are brownish white, the latter with a few dorsal and lateral brown dots. The forewings are pale tawny, sometimes more whitish toward the base. The costa is brown from the base almost to the cleft, then with a brown dash, sometimes no more conspicuous than the first line, which is preceded and followed by some whitish scales. There are two dark brown costal dots on the first lobe, an apical dot and one before the apex on the inner margin. The second lobe is with or without
a few dark dots at the tips of the veins. The cleft is preceded by a brown spot, the intervening space is often filled with scales of the same colour. There is also a small dot near the middle of the cell, some scattered brown scales, less numerous toward costa, and sometimes a few white scales in the apices of the lobes. The fringes are tawny-grey along the inner margin, a little darker around apex of the second lobe and in the cleft and dark brownish grey before the apex of the first lobe with a white pencil at the marginal dot. There are some white hairs along the fringes and a few pale areas, especially on the outer margin of the second lobe where there are two (often whitish). The hindwings and fringes are brownish grey to greyish tawny.
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 Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
(including the type location, the Huachuca Mountains
Huachuca Mountains
The Huachuca Mountain range is part of the Sierra Vista Ranger District of the Coronado National Forest. The Huachuca Mountains are located in Cochise County, Arizona approximately south-southeast of Tucson and southwest of the city of Sierra Vista, Arizona...
).
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 17-19 mm. The head is brown, with a whitish patch between the antennae. These are whitish with a brown line above. The thorax and abdomen are brownish white, the latter with a few dorsal and lateral brown dots. The forewings are pale tawny, sometimes more whitish toward the base. The costa is brown from the base almost to the cleft, then with a brown dash, sometimes no more conspicuous than the first line, which is preceded and followed by some whitish scales. There are two dark brown costal dots on the first lobe, an apical dot and one before the apex on the inner margin. The second lobe is with or without
a few dark dots at the tips of the veins. The cleft is preceded by a brown spot, the intervening space is often filled with scales of the same colour. There is also a small dot near the middle of the cell, some scattered brown scales, less numerous toward costa, and sometimes a few white scales in the apices of the lobes. The fringes are tawny-grey along the inner margin, a little darker around apex of the second lobe and in the cleft and dark brownish grey before the apex of the first lobe with a white pencil at the marginal dot. There are some white hairs along the fringes and a few pale areas, especially on the outer margin of the second lobe where there are two (often whitish). The hindwings and fringes are brownish grey to greyish tawny.