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Hellinsia nephogenes

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Species of plume moth

Hellinsia nephogenes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species: H. nephogenes
Binomial name
Hellinsia nephogenes
(Meyrick, 1926)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus nephogenes Meyrick, 1926
  • Oidaematophorus nephogenes

Hellinsia nephogenes is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found on the Galapagos Islands (Floreana, Isabela and Santa Cruz).

Description

The wingspan is 14–17 mm.

Ecology

The larvae feed on Scalesia affinis.

Life cycle

Adults have been recorded in March, July, August and December. There are probably two generations per year.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Pterophorus nephogenes​". 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.
Taxon identifiers
Hellinsia nephogenes


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