Hellinsia nodipes

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

Hellinsia nodipes is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela,[1] Costa Rica and Ecuador.

The wingspan is 27‑31 mm. The forewings are brown‑ochreous and the markings are brown, consisting of a group of scales at the center and distal in the discus, an oblique spot well before the base of the cleft, a longitudinal line in the first lobe reaching from an oblique dash before the cleft and a costal spot above the base of the cleft. The hindwings and fringes are brown‑grey. Adults are on wing in January, March and from May to July.[2]

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