Hellinsia unicolor

Hellinsia unicolor
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Hellinsia
Species:	H. unicolor
Binomial name
Hellinsia unicolor (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913)[1]
Synonyms
Oidaematophorus unicolor Barnes & McDunnough, 1913

Hellinsia unicolor is a moth of the family Pterophoridae described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1913. It is found in North America, including Florida,[2] Mississippi,[3] Georgia and Kentucky.

The wingspan is about 14–20 mm.[4]

The larvae feed on Eupatorium capillifolium.[5] They bore in the stem and roots of their host plant.

References

1. "460125.00 – 6226 – Hellinsia unicolor – (Barnes & McDunnough, 1938)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
2. Patterson, Bob (September 20, 2009). "Species Hellinsia unicolor - Hodges#6226". BugGuide.Net. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
3. Matthews, D. L. (2010). "Mississippi Plume Moths From The Bryant Mather Collection (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)" (PDF). Southern Lepidopterists' News. 32 (2): 50–55.
4. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America
5. Annotated Checklist of the Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) of Florida