Hellinsia discors

Hellinsia discors
Hellinsia discors
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species: H. discors
Binomial name
Hellinsia discors
(Meyrick, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus discors Meyrick, 1913

Hellinsia discors is a moth of the Pterophoridae family that is endemic to Guyana.[1]

The wingspan is 12‑13 mm. The forewings are ochreous‑whitish, with a few scattered fuscous and black specks. A slender suffused dark fuscous streak runs along the costa from the base to the cleft. The hindwings are rather dark grey. Adults are on wing from January to March.[2]

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