Hellinsia benalcazari
Hellinsia benalcazari | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Clade: | Euarthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Hellinsia |
Species: | H. benalcazari |
Binomial name | |
Hellinsia benalcazari Gielis, 2011 | |
Hellinsia benalcazari is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Ecuador.
Adults are on wing in April, at an altitude of 1,560 m (5,120 ft).[1]
Etymology
The species is named after Sebastian de Benalcazar, lieutenant of Francisco Pizarro, the conquistador of South America.
References
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