Hellinsia thor
Hellinsia thor is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in North America, including Colorado.
| Hellinsia thor | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Hellinsia |
| Species: | H. thor |
| Binomial name | |
| Hellinsia thor (McDunnough, 1939)[1] | |
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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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