Hellinsia speideli

Hellinsia speideli
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species: H. speideli
Binomial name
Hellinsia speideli
Gielis, 2003

Hellinsia speideli is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Palawan, Samar and Luzon in the Philippines.[1]

The wingspan is 13-15 mm. Adults are on wing in March and April.

Etymology

The species is named after one of its collectors, Dr W. Speidel, entomologist at the Humboldt University.

References

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