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Hellinsia unicolor

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Hellinsia unicolor is a moth of the family Pterophoridae described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1913. It is found in North America, including Florida,[2] Mississippi,[3] Georgia and Kentucky.

The wingspan is about 14–20 mm. The forewings are a pale straw color, slightly tinged with smoky along the terminal margins of the lobes. The hindwings are pale smoky with lighter silky fringes.[4]

The larvae feed on Eupatorium capillifolium.[5] They bore in the stem and roots of their host plant.

References

  1. ^ "460125.00 – 6226 – Hellinsia unicolor – (Barnes & McDunnough, 1938)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  2. ^ Patterson, Bob (September 20, 2009). "Species Hellinsia unicolor - Hodges#6226". BugGuide.Net. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  3. ^ Matthews, D. L. (2010). "Mississippi Plume Moths From The Bryant Mather Collection (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)" (PDF). Southern Lepidopterists' News. 32 (2): 50–55.
  4. ^ Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America
  5. ^ Annotated Checklist of the Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) of Florida
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Hellinsia unicolor: Brief Summary

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Hellinsia unicolor is a moth of the family Pterophoridae described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1913. It is found in North America, including Florida, Mississippi, Georgia and Kentucky.

The wingspan is about 14–20 mm. The forewings are a pale straw color, slightly tinged with smoky along the terminal margins of the lobes. The hindwings are pale smoky with lighter silky fringes.

The larvae feed on Eupatorium capillifolium. They bore in the stem and roots of their host plant.

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