Hellinsia benalcazari

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

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

  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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