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.

Hellinsia unicolor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species:
H. unicolor
Binomial name
Hellinsia unicolor
Synonyms
  • Oidaematophorus unicolor Barnes & McDunnough, 1913

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

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  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