Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pterophoridae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Hellinsia | |
Similar Hellinsia kellicottii, Hellinsia balanotes, Hellinsia homodactylus, Oidaematophorus, Hellinsia | ||
Hellinsia citrites is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in North America, including Mississippi, Colorado, Oklahoma and Kentucky.
The wingspan is 24–27 mm. The head is ochreous-whitish, but the face and back of the crown are more ochreous-tinged. The palpi, antennae and thorax are whitish-ochreous. The abdomen is also whitish-ochreous, but the sides are more ochreous. The forewings are ochreous, partially tinged with whitish The hindwings are grey.
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