Hellinsia oxyntes is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is endemic to Brazil[1] (São Paulo).[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Hellinsia |
| Species: | H. oxyntes
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| Hellinsia oxyntes (Meyrick, 1908)
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The wingspan is 20‑22 mm. The head is ochreous brown, but white between the antennae. These are whitish, with an indistinct dark line above. The thorax is whitish, sometimes more or less tinged with ochreous. The abdomen is whitish ochreous, but the base is sometimes whitish. The forewings are whitish ochreous, partially tinged or sprinkled with brownish. The hindwings are pale ochreous grey.[3]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pterophorus oxyntes". 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.
- ^ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London
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