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Hellinsia surinamensis

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Hellinsia surinamensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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
  • Pterophorus surinamensis Sepp, 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

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  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.