Hellinsia pelospilus

Hellinsia pelospilus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Hellinsia
Species:	H. pelospilus
Binomial name
	Hellinsia pelospilus; (Zeller, 1877)
Synonyms
	Leioptilus pelospilus Zeller, 1877; Oidaematophorus pelospilus; Pterophorus salticola Meyrick, 1913; Hellinsia salticola; Pterophorus pelospilus Zeller, 1877;

Hellinsia pelospilus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that can be found in Peru^[1] and Ecuador.

The wingspan is 23‑25 mm. The forewings are creamy‑white and the markings are dark brown, consisting of a faint longitudinal dash, an oblique spot before the base of the cleft. The hindwings are grey‑brown.^[2]

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pterophorus pelospilus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
^ "Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)". Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2011-12-22.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pterophorus pelospilus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.

[2] "Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)". Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2011-12-22.

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