Hellinsia devriesi

Hellinsia devriesi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Hellinsia
Species:	H. devriesi
Binomial name
Hellinsia devriesi (B. Landry & Gielis, 1992)
Synonyms
Oidaematophorus devriesi B. Landry & Gielis, 1992

Hellinsia devriesi is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found on the Galapagos Islands[1] and Guadeloupe.

The wingspan is 17–18 millimetres (0.67–0.71 in).[2] Adults have been recorded in November and December.

The larvae feed on Ipomoea setifera, Ipomoea tiliacea and Merremia umbellata.[3]

Etymology

This species is named after Professor T.J. de Vries of the Pontifícia Universidad Católica del Ecuador in Quito, who collected the type series.

References

1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Oidaematophorus devriesi​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
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)". Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2011-12-22.