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Hellinsia kaiapensis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Pterophoridae

Scientific name
  
Hellinsia kaiapensis

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Hellinsia

Rank
  
Species

Hellinsia kaiapensis is a species of moth in the genus Hellinsia, known from Papua New Guinea. Moths in this species take flight in November, and have a wingspan of approximately 17 millimetres. The specific name "kaiapensis" refers to Kaiap, the type locality for the species.

References

Hellinsia kaiapensis Wikipedia