Hellinsia cajanuma
Hellinsia cajanuma is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Ecuador.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Hellinsia |
| Species: | H. cajanuma |
| Binomial name | |
| Hellinsia cajanuma Gielis, 2011 | |
The wingspan is 26 mm. The forewings are straw-yellow and the marking are brown. The hindwings are pale grey. The fringes in the distal half are dark grey and proximal half pale ochreous. Adults are on wing in October, at an altitude of 2,850 meters.[1]
Etymology
The species is named after the collecting site, the Cajanuma Ranger Station in Podocarpus National Park, near Loja in southern Ecuador.
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References
- "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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