Hellinsia ruminahuii

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

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

The wingspan is 21 mm. The forewings are straw-yellow and the markings are pale brown. The hindwings and fringes are pale brown-grey. Adults are on wing in March, at an altitude of 2,480 meters.^[1]

Etymology

The species is named after the Inca general Ruminahui.

References

^ Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)

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[1] Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)

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