Hellinsia betsiae

Hellinsia betsiae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Clade:	Euarthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Hellinsia
Species:	H. betsiae
Binomial name
	Hellinsia betsiae; Gielis, 1991
Synonyms
	Oidaematophorus betsiae;

Hellinsia betsiae is a moth of the Pterophoridae family that is found in Chile (Curico and Santiago).^[1]

The wingspan is 21 millimetres (0.83 in). The forewings are white with ad dark brown round spot at the base of the cleft. The hindwings are silvery grey‑white and the fringes are grey‑white. Adults are on wing in October, December and January.^[2]

References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Oidaematophorus betsiae". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
↑ Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Oidaematophorus betsiae". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.

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