Hellinsia papallacta

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

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

The wingspan is 23 mm. The forewings are ochreous and the markings are dark brown and ferruginous. The hindwings and fringes are brown-grey. Adults are on wing in December, at an altitude of 2,750 m.[1]

Etymology

The species is named after the locality where it was collected, the town of Papallacta.

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