Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pterophoridae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Hellinsia | |
 | ||
Hellinsia maldonadoica is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Ecuador.
The wingspan is 21 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous-white and the markings are brown. The hindwings and fringes are pale ochreous-white. Adults are on wing in January, at an altitude of 2,850 meters.
Etymology
The species is named after the collecting site: Maldonado.
References
Hellinsia maldonadoica Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA