Hellinsia madecasseus

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Hellinsia madecasseus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species:
H. madecasseus
Binomial name
Hellinsia madecasseus
(Bigot, 1964) [1]
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus madecasseusBigot, 1964
  • Paulianilus madecasseus
  • Paulianilus devius(Bigot, 1964) [2]
  • Paulianilus lolibaiArenberger, 2011

Hellinsia madecasseus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae.

Distribution

It is known from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Madagascar, Tanzania, South Africa and Malawi. [3]

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