Hellinsia devriesi
Species of plume moth
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Hellinsia devriesi is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found on the Galapagos Islands[1] and Guadeloupe.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Hellinsia |
| Species: | H. devriesi |
| Binomial name | |
| Hellinsia devriesi (B. Landry & Gielis, 1992) | |
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The wingspan is 17–18 millimetres (0.67–0.71 in).[2] Adults have been recorded in November and December.
The larvae feed on Ipomoea setifera, Ipomoea tiliacea and Merremia umbellata.[3]
Etymology
This species is named after Professor T.J. de Vries of the Pontifícia Universidad Católica del Ecuador in Quito, who collected the type series.
