Hellinsia pichincha

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

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

The wingspan is 24 mm. The forewings are pale yellow and the markings are dark brown. The hindwings are grey and the fringes are pale ochreous-grey. Adults are on wing in November, at an altitude of 2,650 meters.[1]

Etymology

The species is named after the province of its occurrence: Pichincha.

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