Hellinsia thoracica
Hellinsia thoracica is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in North America, including Arizona.
| Hellinsia thoracica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Hellinsia |
| Species: | H. thoracica |
| Binomial name | |
| Hellinsia thoracica (McDunnough, 1939)[1] | |
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The wingspan is 18–20 mm. The forewings are light ochreous, shaded with pale brownish in the costal half of the wing, including the first lobe. Below this darker shading a strong suffusion of blackish scaling is found extending from the base of the wing to the cleft. The hindwings are smoky brown with paler fringes.[2]
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