Hellinsia montufari

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

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

The wingspan is 28 mm. Adults are on wing in January, at an altitude of 3,250 meters[1]

Etymology

The species is named after Montufar, an Ecuadorian freedom fighter, opposing the Spanish.

References

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


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