Hellinsia socorroica
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| Hellinsia socorroica | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Hellinsia |
| Species: | H. socorroica |
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| Hellinsia socorroica (Gielis, 1991) | |
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Hellinsia socorroica is a species of plume moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Mexico (Socorro Island).[1]
Plume moths like Hellinsia socorroica are part of a group of slender moths with distinctive T-shaped wings. The wings resemble plumes or feathers when at rest. There are many species of the genus Hellinsia, some widely distributed.
