Hellinsia surinamensis
| Hellinsia surinamensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Hellinsia |
| Species: | H. surinamensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hellinsia surinamensis (Sepp, 1855) | |
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Hellinsia surinamensis is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. 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. 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.