Hellinsia huayna

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

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

The wingspan is 15 mm. The forewings are ochreous brown-grey and the markings are dark brown. The hindwings and fringes are brown-grey. Adults are on wing in September and October, at an altitude of 1,700 meters.[1]

Etymology

The species is named after Huayna Capac, the son of Inca leader Tupac-Yupanqui.

References

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


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