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Species Hellinsia lacteodactylus - Milky Plume Moth - Hodges#6213

Hodges #6213 - Hellinsia lacteodactylus - Hellinsia lacteodactylus

Hellinsia lacteodactylus 6213 - Hellinsia lacteodactylus

Milky Plume Moth - Hodges#6213 - Hellinsia lacteodactylus - female

Aster Stem Borer Plume Mothw - Hellinsia lacteodactylus

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Pterophoroidea (Plume Moths)

Family Pterophoridae (Plume Moths)

Subfamily Pterophorinae (Five-lobed Plume Moths)

Tribe Oidaematophorini

Genus Hellinsia

Species lacteodactylus (Milky Plume Moth - Hodges#6213)

Hodges Number

6213

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Hellinsia lacteodactylus (Chambers, 1873)

Pterophorus lacteodactylus (Chambers, 1873)

Oidaematophorus lacteodactylus Chambers, 1873

Numbers

There are more than 58 species of Hellinsia in America north of Mexico. (1)

Size

Wingspan 25-28 mm. 426

Identification

Original description is online as Oidaematophorus lacteodactylus Chambers. 426

Brown head with white antennae and space between.

Thorax and abdomen whitish.

Legs white with first two pairs brownish on one side.

Wings slightly darker along costa.

Specimen identified by DNA analysis (BOLD). (2)

Range

British Columbia to Nova Scotia and east of the Rocky Mountains. (1)

Also some California records. (1)

Moth Photographers Group - large range map with some collection locations and dates.

Season

Most records from May through August; adults seen nearly year round in Florida. (1)

Food

Known larval hosts include:

common boneset, Eupatorium perfoliatum L.

goldenrod, Solidago L.

Print References

Barnes, W. & A.W. Lindsey 1921. The Pterophoridae of North America. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America. Vol. IV, No. 4. p. :426. (read online or PDF)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)

Moths of Iowa

Pterophoridae of North America

Works Cited

1.	North American Moth Photographers Group

2.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 11 January, 2013 - 3:35pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, treichard
Last updated 16 August, 2023 - 7:28pm

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