Hellinsia nephogenes

Hellinsia nephogenes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species: H. nephogenes
Binomial name
Hellinsia nephogenes
(Meyrick, 1926)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus nephogenes Meyrick, 1926
  • Oidaematophorus nephogenes

Hellinsia nephogenes is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found on the Galapagos Islands[1] (Floreana, Isabela and Santa Cruz).

Description

The wingspan is 14–17 mm. The antennae are white at the base and dark brown apically. The head is basally beige. The thorax is beige. The forewings are grey, covered with basally beige and apically brown scales and completely white scales near the middle. The hindwings are dark grey, covered with brown scales.

Ecology

The larvae feed on Scalesia affinis.

Life cycle

Adults have been recorded in March, July, August and December.[2] There are probably two generations per year.[3]

References

  1. ↑ LepIndex
  2. ↑ A synopsis of the Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
  3. ↑ Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)


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