Hellinsia contortus

Species of plume moth

Hellinsia contortus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Hellinsia
Species:	H. contortus
Binomial name
*Hellinsia contortus* (McDunnough, 1938)^[1]
Synonyms
Oidaematophorus contortus McDunnough, 1938

Hellinsia contortus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is found in North America, including Arizona.

The wingspan is 20–22 millimetres (0.79–0.87 in).^[2]

References

^ Moth Photographers Group
^ Notes On Certain Of Walsingham's Species Of Oidaematophorus With Descriptions Of New Species (Pterophoridae) by J. Mcdunnough, The Canadian Entomologist, 1938, 70^{[permanent dead link]}