Hellinsia aguilerai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species:
H. aguilerai
Binomial name
Hellinsia aguilerai
Gielis, 2011

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

The wingspan is 23 mm. Adults are on wing in December, at an altitude of 2,650 m.[1]

Etymology

The species is named after President Jaime Roldos Aguilera from Ecuador, who died in an airplane accident in 1981.

References

  1. "Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)". Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2011-12-23.


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