Hellinsia cuculla

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

Hellinsia cuculla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species:
H. cuculla
Binomial name
Hellinsia cuculla
Gielis, 2011

The wingspan is 16 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous and the marking are brown. The hindwings and fringes are brown-grey. Adults are on wing in April, at an altitude of 2,030 m.[1]

Etymology

The name cuculla (meaning cap) reflects the shape of the saccular process in the right valve.

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