Hellinsia contortus

Hellinsia contortus
Hellinsia contortus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species: H. contortus
Binomial name
Hellinsia contortus
(McDunnough, 1938)[1]
Synonyms
  • Oidaematophorus contortus McDunnough, 1938

Hellinsia contortus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in North America, including Arizona.

The wingspan is 20-22 mm. The forewings are dull whitish with a broad pale yellowish area extending along the costa and occupying most of the first lobe. The hindwings are pale smoky.[2]

References

  1. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ^ Notes On Certain Of Walsingham's Species Of Oidaematophorus With Descriptions Of New Species (Pterophoridae) by J. Mcdunnough, The Canadian Entomologist, 1938, 70
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