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Hellinsia malesanus

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Hellinsia malesanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species:
H. malesanus
Binomial name
Hellinsia malesanus
(Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus malesanus Meyrick, 1921

Hellinsia malesanus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Peru.[1]

The wingspan is 19 mm. Adults are on wing in July and August, at altitudes ranging from 150 to 2,000 meters.[2]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Pterophorus malesanus​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  2. ^ "Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)". Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2011-12-22.