Hellinsia milleri

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

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

The wingspan is 21 mm. The forewings are bone-white and the markings are dark brown. The hindwings and fringes are dark brown-grey. Adults are on wing in March, at an altitude of 3,180 meters.[1]

Etymology

The species is named after. Dr. Jacqueline Y. Miller, associate director of the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville Florida for giving the author the opportunity to study Ecuadorian material originally housed at the Allyn Museum of Entomology.

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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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[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.