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 surinamensis Sepp, 1855; Oidaematophorus surinamensis; Oedaematophorus pelodactylus Berg, 1885; Oidaematophorus pelodactylus; Hellinsia pelodactyla; Pterophorus sacrificus Meyrick, 1926;

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

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.

References

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[1] LepIndex

[2] Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)

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