Hellinsia montezerpae
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Hellinsia montezerpae is a moth
of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Venezuela
.
The wingspan
is about 33 mm. The forewings are greyish-brown with dark brown fringes. The hindwings and their fringes are lighter.
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 Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
.
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 about 33 mm. The forewings are greyish-brown with dark brown fringes. The hindwings and their fringes are lighter.