Hellinsia thor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species:
H. thor
Binomial name
Hellinsia thor
Synonyms
  • Oidaematophora thor McDunnough, 1939

Hellinsia thor is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in North America, including Colorado.

The wingspan is 22 mm. The forewings are deep fawn-brown with a few scattered black scales, most prominent along the inner margin of the second lobe. There are also a few whitish scales along the costa, and the lower edge of the first lobe is rather prominently white-scaled. The hindwings are deep smoky with similarly colored fringes.[2]

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