Biology:Hellinsia benalcazari
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Short description: Species of plume moth
| Hellinsia benalcazari | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Hellinsia |
| Species: | H. benalcazari
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| Hellinsia benalcazari Gielis, 2011
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Hellinsia benalcazari is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Ecuador.
Adults are on wing in April, at an altitude of 1,560 m (5,120 ft).[1]
Etymology
The species is named after Sebastian de Benalcazar, lieutenant of Francisco Pizarro, the conquistador of South America.
References
Wikidata ☰ Q5707712 entry
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