Hellinsia conyzae

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Hellinsia conyzae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species:
H. conyzae
Binomial name
Hellinsia conyzae
(Gibeaux, 1994) [1]
Synonyms
  • Paulianilus conyzaeGibeaux, 1994 [2]

Hellinsia conyzae is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is endemic to the Madagascar.

The larvae feed on Conyza lineariloba .

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References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Paulianilus conyzae Gibeaux, 1994". Afromoths. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  2. On the fauna of the plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of KwaZulu Natal province (South-African Republic)