Hellinsia alfaroi

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

Hellinsia alfaroi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species:
H. alfaroi
Binomial name
Hellinsia alfaroi
Gielis, 2011

The wingspan is 17 mm. The forewings are pale brown-ochreous and the markings are dark brown. The hindwings are dark grey-brown, ochreous tinged in the basal part of the third lobe. The fringes are dark grey-brown. Adults are on wing in April, at an altitude of 1,100 meters.[1]

Etymology

The species is named after Eloy Alfaro, president of Ecuador, who was assassinated in 1912.

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