Hellinsia orellanai

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

Hellinsia orellanai is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is endemic to Ecuador.

The wingspan is 23 millimetres (0.91 in). Adults are on wing in November, at an altitude of 2,650 metres (8,690 ft). [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.