Hellinsia tepidus

Hellinsia tepidus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species: H. tepidus
Binomial name
Hellinsia tepidus
(Meyrick, 1922)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus tepidus Meyrick, 1922
  • Oidaematophorus tepidus

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

The wingspan is 24 millimetres (0.94 in). The forewings are ferruginous‑ochreous with some dark fuscous irroration. The hindwings are grey.[2]

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