Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pterophoridae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Hellinsia | |
Hellinsia venapunctus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Texas.
The wingspan of Hellinsia venapunctus is 15–18 millimetres (0.59–0.71 in). The color of the head is whitish ochreous between the antennae and elsewhere it is light brown. The antennae and palpi are pale brownish ochreous, almost white. The thorax and legs are of the same shade of pale brownish ochreous, the fore and middle legs tinged with brown inside. The abdomen is similar both above and below, with a fine, brown, middorsal line. The forewings are concolorous with the thorax, but darker toward the costa, especially in the first lobe, though this shade is scarcely evident in some specimens. Just before and below the base of the cleft is a small blackish-brown spot. In the outer margin of the second lobe there are four short, dark dashes on the tips of the veins. A similar but heavier spot occurs on the inner margin of the first lobe a short distance before its apex. The fringes are concolorous, slightly darker toward the apex of the wing and with their bases slightly paler. The hindwings are somewhat paler than the forewings and with a more greyish tinge. The fringes are concolorous with slightly paler bases.