Hellinsia cyrtoacanthaus

Hellinsia cyrtoacanthaus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pterophoridae
Genus:Hellinsia
Species: H. cyrtoacanthaus
Binomial name
Hellinsia cyrtoacanthaus
Kim, 2009

Hellinsia cyrtoacanthaus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is endemic to Korea.[1]

The wingspan is about 16 millimetres (0.63 in).

Etymology

The specific name is derived from the Greek, cyrto (meaning "curved") and acantha (meaning "spine") referring to the S-like spine on left valve of male genitalia.

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