Hellinsia fumiventris is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Colombia,[1] Ecuador,[2] Mexico and Peru.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Hellinsia |
| Species: | H. fumiventris
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| Hellinsia fumiventris (Zeller, 1877)
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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
edit- ^ 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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