Hellinsia pallens

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

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

The wingspan is 17 mm. The forewings are pale yellow and the marking are dark brown. The hindwings and fringes are shining grey-white. Adults are on wing in May, at an altitude of 1,300 m.[1]

Etymology

The name reflects the pale yellow colour of the species.

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