Hellinsia iraneaus

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Hellinsia iraneaus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species:
H. iraneaus
Binomial name
Hellinsia iraneaus
(Diakonoff, 1952)
Synonyms
  • Oidaematophorus iraneausDiakanoff, 1952

Hellinsia iraneaus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from New Guinea. [1]

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