Hellinsia aguilerai
| Hellinsia aguilerai | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Hellinsia |
| Species: | H. aguilerai |
| Binomial name | |
| Hellinsia aguilerai Gielis, 2011 | |
Hellinsia aguilerai is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Ecuador.
The wingspan is 23 mm. The forewings are grey-brown. The hindwings and fringes are brown-grey. Adults are on wing in December, at an altitude of 2,650 m.[1]
Etymology
The species is named after President Jaime Roldos Aguilera from Ecuador, who died in an airplane accident in 1981.
References
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