Hellinsia aguilerai

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Hellinsia aguilerai
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species:
H. aguilerai
Binomial name
Hellinsia aguilerai
Gielis, 2011

Hellinsia aguilerai is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Ecuador.

The wingspan is 23 mm. Adults are on wing in December, at an altitude of 2,650 m. [1]

Etymology

The species is named after President Jaime Roldos Aguilera from Ecuador, who died in an airplane accident in 1981.

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References

  1. "Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)". Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2011-12-23.