Hellinsia acuminatus

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Hellinsia acuminatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species:
H. acuminatus
Binomial name
Hellinsia acuminatus
(Meyrick, 1920) [1]
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus acuminatusMeyrick, 1920

Hellinsia acuminatus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It has been found in South Africa, Lesotho, and Malawi. [2]

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References

  1. Afro Moths
  2. Kovtunovich, V.; Ustjuzhanin, P.; Murphy, R. (2014-08-11). "Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)". Zootaxa. 3847 (4): 484. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3847.4.1. ISSN   1175-5334.