Hellinsia surinamensis

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Hellinsia surinamensis
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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 Sepp-Surinaamsche vlinders - pl 144 plate Oidaematophorus surinamensis.jpg
Illustration in Surinaamsche vlinders: naar het leven geteekend, plate 144

The wingspan is 21‑24 mm. The forewings are ochreous‑brown and the markings are dark brown. The hindwings are grey‑brown and the fringes grey. Adults are on wing in March and June. [2]

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

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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.


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