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Hellinsia paleaceus

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Species of plume moth

Hellinsia paleaceus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species: H. paleaceus
Binomial name
Hellinsia paleaceus
(Zeller, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Leioptilus paleaceus Zeller, 1873
  • Oidaematophorus paleaceus
  • Leioptilus sericidactylus Murtfeldt, 1880

Hellinsia paleaceus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1873. It is found in North America, including Florida, Mississippi Maryland, Montana, Texas, California, Nebraska, New Mexico and south-eastern Canada. It has also been recorded from Puerto Rico.

The wingspan is 19–26 millimetres (0.75–1.02 in). Adults have been recorded from March to September.

The larvae feed on Vernonia gigantea, Vernonia missurica, Vernonia noveboracensis, Vernonia angustifolia, Vernonia blodgettii and Vernonia cinerea (Cyanthillium cinereum).

References

  1. "460107.00 – 6207 – Hellinsia paleaceus – (Zeller, 1873)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  2. Matthews, D. L. (2010). "Mississippi Plume Moths From The Bryant Mather Collection (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)" (PDF). Southern Lepidopterists' News. 32 (2): 50–55.
  3. Balaban, John and Jane (June 17, 2016). "Species Hellinsia paleaceus - Hodges#6207". BugGuide.Net. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  4. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America
  5. Annotated Checklist of the Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) of Florida
  6. "Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden 85 (2011)". Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2011-12-22.
Taxon identifiers
Hellinsia paleaceus


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