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 that is found in North America, including Arizona.

The wingspan is 20–22 millimetres (0.79–0.87 in). 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]

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