Hellinsia caras
Appearance
Hellinsia caras | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Hellinsia |
Species: | H. caras
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Binomial name | |
Hellinsia caras Gielis, 2011
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Hellinsia caras is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.
The wingspan is 26–27 mm. The forewings are ochreous-white to silvery-white and the marking are brown. The hindwings and fringes are silvery white. Adults are on wing in March and October, at an altitude of 3,000 to 3,450 meters.[1]
Etymology
In mediaeval times the Caras people were a tribe in Ecuador.
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