Hellinsia varioides
Encyclopedia
Hellinsia varioides is a moth
of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in North America
, including California
.
The wingspan
is 20-24 mm. The forewings are unicolorous pale greyish white. The costal
edge in the basal half is (at times) narrowly brownish. The hindwings are pale greyish
with faintly smoky fringes.
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
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, including California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 20-24 mm. The forewings are unicolorous pale greyish white. The costal
edge in the basal half is (at times) narrowly brownish. The hindwings are pale greyish
with faintly smoky fringes.