Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pterophoridae Scientific name Hellinsia cyrtoacanthaus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Hellinsia Rank Species | |
Hellinsia cyrtoacanthaus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family that is endemic to Korea.
The wingspan is about 16 millimetres (0.63 in).
Etymology
The specific name is derived from the Greek, cyrto (meaning curved) and acantha (meaning spine) referring to the S-like spine on left valve of male genitalia.
References
Hellinsia cyrtoacanthaus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA