Hellinsia lenis

Hellinsia lenis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Clade:	Euarthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Hellinsia
Species:	H. lenis
Binomial name
	Hellinsia lenis; (Zeller, 1877)
Synonyms
	Leioptilus lenis Zeller, 1877;

Hellinsia lenis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Colombia^[1] and Ecuador.^[2]

The wingspan is 17‑19 mm. The forewings are ochreous‑white and the markings are pale brown. The hindwings and fringes are brown‑grey. Adults are on wing in December.^[3]

References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pterophorus lenis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
↑ BOLD Systems - Taxonomy Browser
↑ 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). "Pterophorus lenis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.

[2] BOLD Systems - Taxonomy Browser

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