Hellinsia lacteodactylus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Hellinsia |
Species: | H. lacteodactylus
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Binomial name | |
Hellinsia lacteodactylus (Chambers, 1873)[1]
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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.
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.