Hellinsia glenni
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]
| Hellinsia glenni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Hellinsia |
| Species: | H. glenni |
| Binomial name | |
| Hellinsia glenni (Cashatt, 1972)[1] | |
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The wingspan is about 26 millimetres (1.0 in).
The larvae feed on Solidago canadensis.[4] They are stemborers.
References
- "460115.00 – 6214 – Hellinsia glenni – (Cashatt, 1972)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- Matthews, D. L. (2010). "Mississippi Plume Moths From The Bryant Mather Collection (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)" (PDF). Southern Lepidopterists' News. 32 (2): 50–55.
- California Moth Species List Essig Museum of Entomology Collections
- Annotated Checklist of the Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) of Florida
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