Hellinsia ossipellis

Hellinsia ossipellis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species: H. ossipellis
Binomial name
Hellinsia ossipellis
(Walsingham, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus ossipellis Walsingham, 1897
  • Oidaematophorus ossipellis

Hellinsia ossipellis is a moth of the Pterophoridae family that is endemic to Dominican Republic.[1]

The wingspan is 16 millimetres (0.63 in). The forewings are uniformly bone‑grey. The hindwings are bone‑grey with a slightly bluer tinge. Adults are on wing in May.[2]

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