Hellinsia inquinatus

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Hellinsia inquinatus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in North America, including Florida, Mississippi,[2] Oklahoma, Tennessee,[3] Maryland,[4] Alabama, Texas, Missouri, Colorado and Arizona. It has also been recorded from Hispaniola,[5] Mexico, Puerto Rico and St. Thomas Island.

Hellinsia inquinatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species:
H. inquinatus
Binomial name
Hellinsia inquinatus
(Zeller, 1873)[1]
Synonyms
  • Odematophorus inquinatus Zeller, 1873
  • Oidaematophorus inquinatus

The wingspan is about 16–18 millimetres (0.63–0.71 in).[6] Adults are on wing in April, June and December.[7]

The larvae feed on Ambrosia artemissiifolia,[8] Ambrosia trifida and Parthenium hysterophorus.

References

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  1. ^ "460087.00 – 6186 – Hellinsia inquinatus – (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. ^ Murray, Tom (December 12, 2009). "Species Hellinsia inquinatus - Hodges#6186". BugGuide.Net. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  4. ^ Moths of Maryland
  5. ^ Arthropods of Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti)
  6. ^ The Pterophoridae of North America
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ Annotated Checklist of the Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) of Florida