Hellinsia powelli is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is endemic to Costa Rica.[1]

Hellinsia powelli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species:
H. powelli
Binomial name
Hellinsia powelli
Gielis, 1996
Synonyms
  • Oidaematophorus powelli Gielis, 1996

The wingspan is 21 millimetres (0.83 in). The forewings are dark brown. Adults are on wing in June.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Essig Museum of Entomology Collections
  2. ^ "Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)". Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2011-12-22.