Hellinsia fumiventris

Hellinsia fumiventris
Scientific classification
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. The forewings are ochreous‑brown and the markings are brown. The hindwings are brown‑grey and the fringes are grey‑brown. 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

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.
BOLD Systems - Taxonomy Browser
"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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[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.