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]

References

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[1] LepIndex

[2] Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)

[3] Transactions of the Entomological Society of London

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