Hellinsia morenoi

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

Hellinsia morenoi is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Ecuador.

The wingspan is 15 mm. The forewings are pale brown-ochreous and the markings are dark brown. The hindwings and fringes are brown-grey. Adults are on wing in December.[1]

Etymology

The species is named after President Garcia Moreno of Ecuador, who was assassinated in 1875.

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