Hellinsia fumiventris

Hellinsia fumiventris
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Hellinsia
Species:	H. fumiventris
Binomial name
Hellinsia fumiventris (Zeller, 1877)
Synonyms
Mimeseoptilus fumiventris Zeller, 1877

Hellinsia fumiventris is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Colombia,[1] Ecuador,[2] Mexico and Peru.

The wingspan is 19‑22 mm. Adults are on wing in February and from September to November, at altitudes up to 2,850 meters.[3]

The larvae feed on Parthenium hysterophorus.

References

1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Pterophorus fumiventris​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
2. BOLD Systems - Taxonomy Browser
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.