Hellinsia arion: Difference between revisions

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'''''Hellinsia arion''''' is a [[moth]] of the family [[Pterophoridae]] family that can be found in North America, including [[Alberta]] and [[Arizona]]. The species was [[Species description|first described]] by [[William Barnes (entomologist)|William Barnes]] and [[Arthur Ward Lindsey]] in 1921.

The [[wingspan]] is about {{convert|22.5|mm}}. The head, thorax and abdomen are evenly dotted with brownish grey and white scales. There are single blackish dorsal dots in hind margins of the segments of the abdomen. The [[Antenna (biology)|antennae]] have grey-brown and white scales, finely banded. The costal margin of the forewings is dark brownish grey, lighter outward with a heavy spot beyond the base of the cleft. The remainder of the wing is lighter brownish grey with white scales. There is a small dark dot in the cell and a larger one before the cleft. A few scattered dark scales are found near the inner margin. The fringes are darker than the wing and darkest in the cleft, cut by a few white hairs and tufts especially on the outer margin of the second lobe. The hindwings and fringes are light brownish grey.<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/contributionston414barn/contributionston414barn_djvu.txt ''Contributions to the naturalNatural historyHistory of the Lepidoptera of North America'']{{PD-notice}}</ref>

[[Category:LepidopteraMoths of North America]]