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Hellinsia venapunctus

Synonyms: Edematophorus venapunctus

Wikipedia Abstract

Hellinsia venapunctus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Texas. The wingspan of Hellinsia venapunctus is 15–18 millimetres (0.59–0.71 in). The color of the head is whitish ochreous between the antennae and elsewhere it is light brown. The antennae and palpi are pale brownish ochreous, almost white. The thorax and legs are of the same shade of pale brownish ochreous, the fore and middle legs tinged with brown inside. The abdomen is similar both above and below, with a fine, brown, middorsal line. The forewings are concolorous with the thorax, but darker toward the costa, especially in the first lobe, though this shade is scarcely evident in some specimens. Just before and below the base of the cleft is a small blackish brown spot. In the outer margin of the second lobe th
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0