Hellinsia mauleicus

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

Hellinsia mauleicus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Chile.[1]

The wingspan is 15‑18 mm. The forewings are shiny white with ochreous markings. The hindwings are whitish‑grey and the fringes grey‑white. Adults are on wing in October and November.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Oidaematophorus mauleicus". 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)


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