Hellinsia powelli

Hellinsia powelli
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species: H. powelli
Binomial name
Hellinsia powelli
Gielis, 1996
Synonyms
  • Oidaematophorus powelli Gielis, 1996

Hellinsia powelli is a moth of the Pterophoridae family that is endemic to Costa Rica.[1]

The wingspan is 21 millimetres (0.83 in). The forewings are dark brown, but the costal area above the base of the cleft is white. The hindwings are dark brown. Adults are on wing in June.[2]

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