Hellinsia coquimboicus

Hellinsia coquimboicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Hellinsia
Species:	H. coquimboicus
Binomial name
	Hellinsia coquimboicus; (Gielis, 1991)
Synonyms
	Oidaematophorus coquimboicus Gielis, 1991;

Hellinsia coquimboicus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Chile.[1]

The wingspan is 19 mm. The forewings are brown‑grey with scattered dark brown scaling, condensed in discal spot. The hindwings are grey and the fringes are grey‑white. Adults are on wing in November.[2]

References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Oidaematophorus coquimboicus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
"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.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Oidaematophorus coquimboicus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.

[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.