Hellinsia madecasseus

Hellinsia madecasseus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae.

Hellinsia madecasseus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species:
H. madecasseus
Binomial name
Hellinsia madecasseus
(Bigot, 1964)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus madecasseus Bigot, 1964
  • Paulianilus madecasseus
  • Paulianilus devius (Bigot, 1964)[2]
  • Paulianilus lolibai Arenberger, 2011

Distribution

It is known from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Madagascar, Tanzania, South Africa and Malawi.[3]

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)


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