Hellinsia contortus
Hellinsia contortus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Hellinsia |
Species: | H. contortus |
Binomial name | |
Hellinsia contortus (McDunnough, 1938)[1] | |
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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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