Hellinsia papallacta

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

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

The wingspan is 23 mm. The forewings are ochreous and the markings are dark brown and ferruginous. The hindwings and fringes are brown-grey. Adults are on wing in December, at an altitude of 2,750 m.[1]

Etymology

The species is named after the locality where it was collected, the town of Papallacta.

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