Hellinsia tariensis

Hellinsia tariensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species: H. tariensis
Binomial name
Hellinsia tariensis
Gielis, 2003

Hellinsia tariensis is a species of moth in the genus Hellinsia, known from Papua New Guinea. Moths in this species take flight in November, and have a wingspan of approximately 15-17 millimetres. The specific name refers to Tari, the village whence it was collected.[1]

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