Hellinsia lacteodactylus

Hellinsia lacteodactylus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1873. It is found in North America, including Florida, Mississippi,[2] Kentucky, North Carolina, Colorado, Nova Scotia and British Columbia.

Hellinsia lacteodactylus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Hellinsia
Species:	H. lacteodactylus
Binomial name
Hellinsia lacteodactylus (Chambers, 1873)[1]
Synonyms
Pterophorus lacteodactylus Chambers, 1873 Oidaematophorus lacteodactylus

The wingspan is 25–29 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July.[3]

The larvae feed on Solidago species and Eupatorium perfoliatum.[4] They are stemborers.

References

1. "460114.00 – 6213 – Hellinsia lacteodactylus – (Chambers, 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. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America
4. Annotated Checklist of the Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) of Florida