Hellinsia pizarroi
Hellinsia pizarroi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Clade: | Euarthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Hellinsia |
Species: | H. pizarroi |
Binomial name | |
Hellinsia pizarroi Gielis, 2011 | |
Hellinsia pizarroi is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Ecuador.
The wingspan is 30 mm. The forewings are dark brown and the hindwings and fringes are brown-grey. Adults are on wing in February, at an altitude of 2,900 m.[1]
Etymology
The species is named after the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro, the first European to set foot in many parts of South America.
References
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