Hellinsia surinamensis
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Hellinsia |
Species: | H. surinamensis
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Binomial name | |
Hellinsia surinamensis (Sepp, 1855)
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Hellinsia surinamensis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Suriname,[1] Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Uruguay.
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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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.