Hellinsia eros is a moth of the family Pterophoridae first described by William Barnes and Arthur Ward Lindsey in 1921. It is found in California and Arizona (including the type location, Mohave County).
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Hellinsia |
| Species: | H. eros
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| Hellinsia eros | |
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The wingspan is 14-17.5 mm. The head and thorax are white, the former with some gray-brown scales above and in front and the latter with a cluster of blackish-brown scales behind. The abdomen is mostly white but with a few gray-brown scales. The posterior margins of the segments have some paired dorsal dots. The antennae are white with gray-brown dots above. The palpi are white with scattered gray-brown scales, especially on the sides. The legs are mostly white. The forewings are whitish with gray-brown irroration (sprinkles) and spots. The hindwings are light brownish gray.[2]
Adults have been recorded in September.
References
edit- ^ "460088.00 – 6187 – Hellinsia eros – (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
- ^ Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America
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