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Hellinsia madecasseus

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Species of plume moth

Hellinsia madecasseus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species: H. madecasseus
Binomial name
Hellinsia madecasseus
(Bigot, 1964)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus madecasseus Bigot, 1964
  • Paulianilus madecasseus
  • Paulianilus devius (Bigot, 1964)
  • Paulianilus lolibai Arenberger, 2011

Hellinsia madecasseus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae.

Distribution

It is known from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Madagascar, Tanzania, Réunion, South Africa, Uganda and Malawi.

Hostplant

The larvae of this species feeds on Tithonia diversifolia and Acanthospermum hispidum (Asteraceae).

References

  1. Afro Moths
  2. On the fauna of the plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of KwaZulu Natal province (South-African Republic)
  3. Kovtunovich, Ustejuzhanin & Murphy, 2014.Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847 (4): 451–494 (11 Aug. 2014)(abstract)
  4. Bippus, M., 2020. Records of Lepidoptera from the Malagasy region with description of new species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae, Noctuidae, Alucitidae, Choreutidae, Euteliidae, Gelechiidae, Blastobasidae, Pterophoridae, Tonzidae, Tineidae, Praydidae, Cosmopterigidae, Batrachedridae). - Phelsuma 28: 60-100
Taxon identifiers
Hellinsia madecasseus


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