Hellinsia lacteodactylus

Hellinsia lacteodactylus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1873. It is found in North America, including Florida, Mississippi,[2] Kentucky, North Carolina, Colorado, Nova Scotia and British Columbia.

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

The wingspan is 25–29 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July.[3]

The larvae feed on Solidago species and Eupatorium perfoliatum.[4] They are stemborers.

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