''Hellinsia triton'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae first described by

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in 1921. It is found in the US state of Arizona (including the type location, the Huachuca Mountains). The wingspan is . The head is brown with a whitish patch between the whitish antennae. The thorax is whitish and the abdomen is light brown with some dorsal brown spots. The forewings are white suffused with light gray. The fringes on the costa are white with a few grayish scales, elsewhere they are brownish gray, but darker in the cleft. The hindwings are entirely brownish gray.''Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America''
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triton Triton commonly refers to: * Triton (mythology), a Greek god * Triton (moon), a satellite of Neptune Triton may also refer to: Biology * Triton cockatoo, a parrot * Triton (gastropod), a group of sea snails * ''Triton'', a synonym of ''Triturus' ...

Endemic insects of the United States Lepidoptera of the United States Endemic fauna of Arizona Fauna of the Sonoran Desert Moths described in 1921 {{Oidaematophorini-stub