Hellinsia shyri

Hellinsia shyri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Hellinsia
Species:	H. shyri
Binomial name
	Hellinsia shyri; Gielis, 2011

Hellinsia shyri is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Ecuador.

The wingspan is 19–21 mm. The forewings are grey-brown with dense dark brown, diffuse scaling on the wings. The hindwings and fringes are brown-grey. Adults are on wing in April and December, at an altitude of 1,000 meters.[1]

Etymology

The species is named after Shyri, a leader of the Caras people.

gollark: Clearly, it's America which is [REDACTED]ing up America.

gollark: Good, walls are meant to not shift.

gollark: You would probably be incinerated or something.

gollark: That seems very stupid.

gollark: Why would it be *their* fault if some idiot climbed it?

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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[1] "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.