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Hellinsia contortus

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Species of plume moth

Hellinsia contortus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species: H. contortus
Binomial name
Hellinsia contortus
(McDunnough, 1938)
Synonyms
  • Oidaematophorus contortus McDunnough, 1938

Hellinsia contortus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is found in North America, including Arizona.

The wingspan is 20–22 millimetres (0.79–0.87 in).

References

  1. Moth Photographers Group
  2. Notes On Certain Of Walsingham's Species Of Oidaematophorus With Descriptions Of New Species (Pterophoridae) by J. Mcdunnough, The Canadian Entomologist, 1938, 70
Taxon identifiers
Hellinsia contortus


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