Hellinsia surinamensis

Hellinsia surinamensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Hellinsia
Species:	H. surinamensis
Binomial name
Hellinsia surinamensis (Sepp, 1855)
Synonyms
Phalaena didactyla surinamensisSepp, 1855 Oidaematophorus surinamensis Oedaematophorus pelodactylusBerg, 1885 Oidaematophorus pelodactylus Hellinsia pelodactyla Pterophorus sacrificusMeyrick, 1926 Pterophorus surinamensisSepp, 1855

Hellinsia surinamensis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Suriname, ^[1] Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Uruguay.

Illustration in Surinaamsche vlinders: naar het leven geteekend, plate 144

The wingspan is 21‑24 mm. Adults are on wing in March and June. ^[2]

The larvae feed on Solanum bonariensis , Solanum pseudocapsicum and Solanum verbascifolium .

References

1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Pterophorus surinamensis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
2. "Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)". Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2011-12-22.