Biology:Hellinsia aguilerai

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Short description: Species of plume moth

Hellinsia aguilerai
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Scientific classification edit
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

Wikidata ☰ Q15639597 entry