Hellinsia surinamensis

Hellinsia surinamensis
	File:Hellinsia surinamensis.JPG
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

↑ 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.

This article on a moth of the family Pterophoridae is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.