Hellinsia devriesi is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found on the Galapagos Islands[1] and Guadeloupe.
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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. devriesi
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| 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
editThis species is named after Professor T.J. de Vries of the Pontifícia Universidad Católica del Ecuador in Quito, who collected the type series.
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Oidaematophorus devriesi". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
- ^ A synopsis of the Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
- ^ "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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