Hellinsia shillongi

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Hellinsia shillongi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species:
H. shillongi
Binomial name
Hellinsia shillongi

Hellinsia shillongi is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is endemic to India. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Avtar Kaur Sidhu, Kailash Chandra and P. C. Pathania. "A Check-List Of Microlepidoptera Of India (Part-I: Family Pterophoridae)" (PDF). Zoological Survey of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-17.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. V. N. Kovtunovich. "New Species of Plum Moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) from India" (PDF). Moscow, Russia: Russian Entomological Society.Cite journal requires |journal= (help)[ permanent dead link ]