Hellinsia angela

Hellinsia angela
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pterophoridae
Genus:Hellinsia
Species: H. angela
Binomial name
Hellinsia angela
Gielis, 2011

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

The wingspan is 19 mm. The forewings are shining white and the markings are pale ferruginous. The hindwings and fringes are shining white. Adults are on wing in January, at an altitude of 3,500 m.[1]

Etymology

The species is named after the locality of its occurrence: El Angel.

References

  1. ↑ Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)


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