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Hellinsia montufari

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Pterophoridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Hellinsia

Hellinsia montufari

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

The wingspan is 28 mm. Adults are on wing in January, at an altitude of 3,250 meters

Etymology

The species is named after Montufar, an Ecuadorian freedom fighter, opposing the Spanish.

References

Hellinsia montufari Wikipedia