Hellinsia surinamensis

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

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
  • Pterophorus surinamensis Sepp, 1855

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
  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.


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