Hellinsia benalcazari
| Hellinsia benalcazari | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Hellinsia |
| Species: | H. benalcazari |
| Binomial name | |
| Hellinsia benalcazari Gielis, 2011 | |
Hellinsia benalcazari is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Ecuador.
Adults are on wing in April, at an altitude of 1,560 meters.[1]
Etymology
The species is named after Sebastian de Benalcazar, lieutenant of Francisco Pizarro, the conquistador of South America.
References
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