Hellinsia cyrtoacanthaus
Hellinsia cyrtoacanthaus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Hellinsia |
Species: | H. cyrtoacanthaus |
Binomial name | |
Hellinsia cyrtoacanthaus Kim, 2009 | |
Hellinsia cyrtoacanthaus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family that is endemic to Korea.[1]
The wingspan is about 16 millimetres (0.63 in).
Etymology
The specific name is derived from the Greek, cyrto (meaning curved) and acantha (meaning spine) referring to the S-like spine on left valve of male genitalia.
References
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