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 |
Binomial name | |
Hellinsia caras Gielis, 2011 | |
Hellinsia caras is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.
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
- ↑ "Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)". Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2011-12-23.
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