Hellinsia nigrosparsus

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

Hellinsia nigrosparsus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Peru.[1]

The wingspan is 21 mm. The forewings are snow white with black markings. The hindwings are unmarked.[2]

References

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