Hellinsia simplicissimus
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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. simplicissimus
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| Hellinsia simplicissimus (McDunnough, 1938)[1]
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Hellinsia simplicissimus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is endemic to the U.S. state of California.
The wingspan is 12–14 millimetres (0.47–0.55 in). The forewings are pale creamy, shaded lightly with light brownish, more particularly in costal area, the inner margin and second lobe remaining pale. The hindwings are pale smoky white with paler fringes.[2]
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