Hellinsia alfaroi
| Hellinsia alfaroi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Hellinsia |
| Species: | H. alfaroi |
| Binomial name | |
| Hellinsia alfaroi Gielis, 2011 | |
Hellinsia alfaroi is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Ecuador.
The wingspan is 17 mm. The forewings are pale brown-ochreous and the markings are dark brown. The hindwings are dark grey-brown, ochreous tinged in the basal part of the third lobe. The fringes are dark grey-brown. Adults are on wing in April, at an altitude of 1,100 meters.[1]
Etymology
The species is named after Eloy Alfaro, president of Ecuador, who was assassinated in 1912.
References
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