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Hellinsia fishii

Synonyms: Pterophorus fishii

Wikipedia Abstract

Hellinsia fishii is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in North America (including Nevada, Utah, California and Alberta) and Baja California. The wingspan is 17‑23 mm. The thorax and abdomen are white. The legs are white, but slightly tinged with brownish. The forewings are white with a few brown scales scattered over the costal portion before the fissure, forming a faint costal triangular patch, beyond which are two equidistant brown spots on the costa. The fringes are pure white. The hindwings and fringes are pure white. Adults are on wing in July.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0