Hellinsia huayna

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

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

The wingspan is 15 mm. Adults are on wing in September and October, at an altitude of 1,700 meters. [1]

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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.