Hellinsia mallecoicus

Hellinsia mallecoicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species: H. mallecoicus
Binomial name
Hellinsia mallecoicus
(Gielis, 1991)
Synonyms
  • Oidaematophorus mallecoicus Gielis, 1991

Hellinsia mallecoicus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Chile.[1]

The wingspan is 19‑21 mm. The forewings are brown‑grey, speckled with isolated brown scales. The hindwings are grey‑brown and the fringes are grey‑white. Adults are on wing in January, March and October.[2]

References

  1. ↑ LepIndex
  2. ↑ Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)


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