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Hellinsia caras

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

Hellinsia caras is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 2 countries: Ecuador and Peru.

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Quick facts about Hellinsia caras

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
2 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does Hellinsia caras live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

Hellinsia caras is listed for 2 countries.

PeruEcuador
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Ecuador
  2. Peru

Is Hellinsia caras endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Hellinsia caras classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPterophoridae
  6. genusHellinsia
  7. SpeciesHellinsia caras Gielis, 2011

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Hellinsia caras

Other species in the same genus Hellinsia.

Citron plume

Hellinsia carphodactyla

PterophoridaeNo free photo yet

Mugwort plume

Hellinsia lienigianus

PterophoridaeNo free photo yet

Plain plume

Hellinsia tephradactyla

PterophoridaeNo free photo yet

CompareHellinsia caras vs Citron plumeHellinsia caras vs Small goldenrod plumeHellinsia caras vs Goldenrod borerHellinsia caras vs Mugwort plume

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Hellinsia caras live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Hellinsia caras for 2 countries: Ecuador and Peru. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Hellinsia caras?

Hellinsia caras (Hellinsia caras) belongs to the family Pterophoridae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Hellinsia caras (Hellinsia caras). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/hellinsia-caras

MLA

“Hellinsia caras (Hellinsia caras).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/hellinsia-caras.

BibTeX
@misc{hellinsia_caras_2026,
  title = {Hellinsia caras (Hellinsia caras)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hellinsia-caras},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}