Hellinsia alfaroi

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

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

The wingspan is 17 mm. The forewings are pale brown-ochreous and the markings are dark brown. The hindwings are dark grey-brown, ochreous tinged in the basal part of the third lobe. The fringes are dark grey-brown. Adults are on wing in April, at an altitude of 1,100 meters.^[1]

Etymology[]

The species is named after Eloy Alfaro, president of Ecuador, who was assassinated in 1912.

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.

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