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Hellinsia caras

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Hellinsia caras
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species:
H. caras
Binomial name
Hellinsia caras
Gielis, 2011

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.

References

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


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