Hellinsia thoracica

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Hellinsia thoracica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species:
H. thoracica
Binomial name
Hellinsia thoracica
(McDunnough, 1939) [1]
Synonyms
  • Oidaematophora thoracicaMcDunnough, 1939

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

The wingspan is 18–20 mm. The forewings are light ochreous, shaded with pale brownish in the costal half of the wing, including the first lobe. Below this darker shading a strong suffusion of blackish scaling is found extending from the base of the wing to the cleft. The hindwings are smoky brown with paler fringes. [2]

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