Hellinsia caras

Hellinsia caras
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
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.

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