Hellinsia glenni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species:
H. glenni
Binomial name
Hellinsia glenni
(Cashatt, 1972)[1]
Synonyms
  • Oidaematophorus glenni Cashatt, 1972

Hellinsia glenni is a moth of the family Pterophoridae described by Everett D. Cashatt in 1972. It is found in North America, including Florida, Mississippi[2] and California.[3]

The wingspan is about 26 millimetres (1.0 in).

The larvae feed on Solidago canadensis.[4] They are stemborers.

References

  1. "460115.00 – 6214 – Hellinsia glenni – (Cashatt, 1972)". 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. California Moth Species List Essig Museum of Entomology Collections
  4. Annotated Checklist of the Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) of Florida


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