Hellinsia siskaellus

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

Hellinsia siskaellus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family that is found in Argentina (Rio Negro)[1] and Chile.

The wingspan is 21‑23 mm. The forewings are pale brown and the markings dark brown. The hindwings and fringes are grey‑brown. Adults are on wing in October and from December to January.[2]

References

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