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Hellinsia lumbaquia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Pterophoridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Hellinsia

Hellinsia lumbaquia

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

The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The forewings are pale brown and the markings are dark brown. The hindwings and fringes are pale brown. Adults are on wing in March, at an altitude of 850 meters.

Etymology

The species is named after the collecting site: Lumbaqui, in Ecuador.

References

Hellinsia lumbaquia Wikipedia