Hellinsia pizarroi
| Hellinsia pizarroi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Hellinsia |
| Species: | H. pizarroi |
| Binomial name | |
| Hellinsia pizarroi Gielis, 2011 | |
Hellinsia pizarroi is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Ecuador.
The wingspan is 30 mm. The forewings are dark brown and the hindwings and fringes are brown-grey. Adults are on wing in February, at an altitude of 2,900 m.[1]
Etymology
The species is named after the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro, the first European to set foot in many parts of South America.
References
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