Hellinsia oxyntes

Hellinsia oxyntes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species: H. oxyntes
Binomial name
Hellinsia oxyntes
(Meyrick, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus oxyntes Meyrick, 1908

Hellinsia oxyntes is a moth of the Pterophoridae family that is endemic to Brazil[1] (São Paulo).[2]

The wingspan is 20‑22 mm. The head is ochreous-brown, but white between the antennae. These are whitish, with an indistinct dark line above. The thorax is whitish, sometimes more or less tinged with ochreous. The abdomen is whitish-ochreous, but the base is sometimes whitish. The forewings are whitish-ochreous, partially tinged or sprinkled with brownish. The hindwings are pale ochreous-grey.[3]

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