Ironweed Plume Moth
Hellinsia paleaceus (Zeller, 1873)
Ironweed Plume Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/6971
Synonyms
Hodges #6207  One-spotted Plume Moth 
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38 Records

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Relationships

Uses various host plants including New York Ironweed (Database of World's Lepidopteran Host Plants).

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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)[1]
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[2] Maryland, Montana,[3] 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.[4]

The larvae feed on Vernonia gigantea, Vernonia missurica, Vernonia noveboracensis,[5] Vernonia angustifolia, Vernonia blodgettii and Vernonia cinerea (Cyanthillium cinereum).[6]

References

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  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.


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