Hellinsia pelospilus

Hellinsia pelospilus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Hellinsia
Species:	H. pelospilus
Binomial name
	Hellinsia pelospilus; (Zeller, 1877)
Synonyms
	Leioptilus pelospilus Zeller, 1877; Oidaematophorus pelospilus; Pterophorus salticola Meyrick, 1913; Hellinsia salticola; Pterophorus pelospilus Zeller, 1877;

Hellinsia pelospilus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that can be found in Peru[1] and Ecuador.

The wingspan is 23‑25 mm. The forewings are creamy‑white and the markings are dark brown, consisting of a faint longitudinal dash, an oblique spot before the base of the cleft. The hindwings are grey‑brown.[2]

References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pterophorus pelospilus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 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). "Pterophorus pelospilus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 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.