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Hellinsia carphodactoides
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Hellinsia
Species:	H. carphodactoides
Binomial name
Hellinsia carphodactoides Gielis, 2003

Hellinsia carphodactoides is a species of moth in the genus Hellinsia, known from Papua New Guinea. Moths in this species take flight in November, and have a wingspan of approximately 15 millimetres. The specific name "carphodactoides" refers to the species' similarity to its sister taxon Hellinsia carphodactyla.

References

1. Review of the Pterophoridae from New Guinea, with descriptions of eight new species (Lepidoptera)

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