Hellinsia obandoi

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

Hellinsia obandoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species:
H. obandoi
Binomial name
Hellinsia obandoi
Gielis, 1999

The wingspan is 22 millimetres (0.87 in). The forewings are grey‑brown and the markings are dark brown. The hindwings and fringes are brown‑grey. Adults are on wing in August.[2]

References
  1. Pterophoridae Neotropicales 16: nuevos Pterophoridae de Costa Rica (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)
  2. C. Gielis, Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011) Archived 2013-10-16 at the Wayback Machine


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