Hellinsia fishii is a moth

Moth

A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...

 of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in North America

North America

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 (including Nevada

Nevada

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, Utah

Utah

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, California

California

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 and Alberta

Alberta

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)

The wingspan

Wingspan

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is about 20 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.