Hellinsia fumiventris
Appearance
Hellinsia fumiventris | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Hellinsia |
Species: | H. fumiventris
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Binomial name | |
Hellinsia fumiventris (Zeller, 1877)
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Hellinsia fumiventris is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Colombia,[1] Ecuador,[2] Mexico and Peru.
The wingspan is 19‑22 mm. Adults are on wing in February and from September to November, at altitudes up to 2,850 meters.[3]
The larvae feed on Parthenium hysterophorus.
References
[edit]- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pterophorus fumiventris". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
- ^ BOLD Systems - Taxonomy Browser
- ^ "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.