Hellinsia inquinatus

Hellinsia inquinatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Hellinsia
Species:	H. inquinatus
Binomial name
Hellinsia inquinatus (Zeller, 1873)[1]
Synonyms
Odematophorus inquinatus Zeller, 1873 Oidaematophorus inquinatus

Hellinsia inquinatus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in North America, including Florida, Mississippi,[2] Oklahoma, Tennessee,[3] Maryland,[4] Alabama, Texas, Missouri, Colorado and Arizona. It has also been recorded from Hispaniola,[5] Mexico, Puerto Rico and St. Thomas Island.

The wingspan is about 16–18 millimetres (0.63–0.71 in).[6] Adults are on wing in April, June and December.[7]

The larvae feed on Ambrosia artemissiifolia,[8] Ambrosia trifida and Parthenium hysterophorus.

References

1. "460087.00 – 6186 – Hellinsia inquinatus – (Zeller, 1873)". 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. Murray, Tom (December 12, 2009). "Species Hellinsia inquinatus - Hodges#6186". BugGuide.Net. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
4. Moths of Maryland
5. Arthropods of Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti)
6. The Pterophoridae of North America
7. "Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden 85 (2011)". Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2011-12-22.
8. Annotated Checklist of the Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) of Florida