Hellinsia ossipellis

Hellinsia ossipellis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pterophoridae
Genus:Hellinsia
Species: H. ossipellis
Binomial name
Hellinsia ossipellis
(Walsingham, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus ossipellis Walsingham, 1897
  • Oidaematophorus ossipellis

Hellinsia ossipellis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is endemic to Dominican Republic.[1]

The wingspan is 16 millimetres (0.63 in). The forewings are uniformly bone‑grey. The hindwings are bone‑grey with a slightly bluer tinge. Adults are on wing in May.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Arthropods of Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti)
  2. ↑ Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)


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