Hellinsia eros

Hellinsia eros
Hellinsia eros
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species: H. eros
Binomial name
Hellinsia eros
(Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)[1]
Synonyms
  • Oidaematophorus eros Barnes & Lindsey, 1921

Hellinsia eros is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in California and Arizona (including the type location, Mohave County).

The wingspan is 14-17.5 mm. The head and thorax are white, the former with some grey-brown scales above and in front and the latter with a cluster of blackish-brown scales behind. The abdomen is mostly white but with a few gray-brown scales. The posterior margins of the segments have some paired dorsal dots. The antennae are white with grey-brown dots above. The palpi are white with scattered grey-brown scales, especially on the sides. The legs are mostly white. The forewings are whitish with gray-brown irroration and spots. The hindwings are light brownish grey.[2]

Adults have been recorded in September.

References

  1. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ^ Contributions to the natural history of the Lepidoptera of North America
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