Hellinsia grandis, the coyote brush borer plume moth, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is found in North America (including California), Mexico and Guatemala.
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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. grandis
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| Hellinsia grandis (Fish, 1881)[1]
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The wingspan is about 34 millimetres (1.3 in). The head, palpi, antennae, thorax and abdomen are of nearly a uniform pale brownish-ocherous colour. The legs are brownish ocherous. The forewings are pale brownish ocherous, in some species with a few scattered faint brownish dots on the second lobe. The fringes are slightly darker. The hindwings are very slightly browner than forewings, with the fringes still darker.[2] Adults are on wing in August.[3]
The larvae feed on Baccharis pilularis. They bore into the stem of their host plant.[4]
References edit
- ^ Moth Photographers Group
- ^ The pterophoridae of North America
- ^ "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.
- ^ Bug Guide
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